A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” by amending sections 509r, 509aa, 509bb, 509cc, 512, 523b, 727, 728, 730, 731, 733, 765a, and 769 (MCL 168.509r, 168.509aa, 168.509bb, 168.509cc, 168.512, 168.523b, 168.727, 168.728, 168.730, 168.731, 168.733, 168.765a, and 168.769), section 509r as amended by 2023 PA 258, section 509aa as amended by 2023 PA 86, sections 509bb and 509cc as added by 1994 PA 441, section 523b as added and sections 765a and 769 as amended by 2023 PA 81, section 727 as amended by 2004 PA 92, sections 730 and 731 as amended by 1995 PA 261, and section 733 as amended by 1996 PA 583, and by adding sections 726c, 726d, and 726e; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
The legislation amends Michigan Election Law to improve voter registration verification, regulate challenger conduct, establish election day vote centers, and streamline election processes, with detailed procedures for handling voter registration challenges and absent voter ballots.
Introduced
by
Referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics
Reported with substitute S-1
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported with substitute S-4
Substitute S-4 concurred in by voice vote
1. Amend page 3, line 18, by inserting:
“(7) If the registration record of an elector is in the inactive voter file because the elector was sent a notice under section 509aa to confirm the elector’s residence information and that elector votes at an election by absent voter ballot, that absent voter ballot must be marked in the same manner as a challenged ballot as provided in section 727.”.
The amendment failed by voice vote
1. Amend page 3, line 18, by inserting:
“(7) If the registration record of an elector is in the inactive voter file because the elector was sent a notice under section 509aa to confirm the elector’s residence information and that elector votes at an election by absent voter ballot, that absent voter ballot must be marked in the same manner as a challenged ballot as provided in section 727.”.
The amendment failed 17 to 20 (details)
Passed in the Senate 20 to 17 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Elections
