An act to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “An act to reorganize, consolidate, and add to the election laws; to provide for election officials and prescribe their powers and duties; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, state agencies, and state and local officials and employees; to provide for the nomination and election of candidates for public office; to provide for the resignation, removal, and recall of certain public officers; to provide for the filling of vacancies in public office; to provide for and regulate primaries and elections; to provide for the purity of elections; to guard against the abuse of the elective franchise; to define violations of this act; to provide appropriations; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal certain acts and all other acts inconsistent with this act,” by amending sections 759a and 764a (MCL 168.759a and 168.764a), section 759a as amended by 2022 PA 197 and section 764a as amended by 2020 PA 177.
Senate Bill 259 would amend the Michigan Election Law to allow an absentee ballot cast by a military or overseas voter to be tabulated if it was postmarked on or before election day and received by a city or township clerk within six days of the election.
Introduced
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Referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics
Reported with substitute S-1
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported with substitute S-1
Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 24 to 14 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Elections
Reported without amendment
Substitute H-2 offered
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The substitute passed by voice vote
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Amend page 10, line 1, after “is” by striking out “missing or”.
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Amend page 10, line 11, after “is” by striking out “missing or”.
The amendment failed by voice vote
1. Amend page 10, line 21, after “any” by striking out “delivery service” and inserting “common carrier”.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the House 56 to 52 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
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The motion prevailed by voice vote
Substitute H-2 concurred in 23 to 14 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
The motion prevailed by voice vote
