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 section 764c (MCL 168.764c), as amended by 2018 PA 120.
Senate Bill 339 would amend the Michigan Election Law to provide for an online tracking system that notifies absentee voters of the status of their absent voter ballot application or absent voter ballot.
Introduced
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Referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics
Reported with substitute S-2
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported with substitute S-2
Substitute S-2 concurred in by voice vote
1. Amend page 3, line 27, after “only” by striking out “for election purposes” and inserting “by authorized individuals who have access to the qualified voter file or by individuals authorized by the secretary of state to maintain the electronic tracking system,”.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 22 to 16 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Elections
Reported without amendment
Passed in the House 56 to 52 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
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The motion prevailed by voice vote
