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Document Type(s): Bills
Legislative Session(s): 2023-2024
Detailed Category: Elections: election officials
Legislative Session(s): 2023-2024
Detailed Category: Elections: election officials
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| Document | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SB 0177 of 2023 | Senate Bill |
Elections: absent voters; electronic return of absent voter ballots by uniformed services voters and overseas voters; allow, and codify tabulating certain absent voter ballots received up to 6 days after the election. Amends secs. 759a & 764a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759a & 168.764a) & repeals sec. 18a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.18a). Last Action: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS |
| SB 0259 of 2023 (PA 25 of 2023) |
Senate Bill |
Elections: absent voters; tabulating absent voter ballots received up to 6 days after an election from an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter; provide for. Amends secs. 759a & 764a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759a & 168.764a). Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0025'23 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT |
| SB 0339 of 2023 (PA 84 of 2023) |
Senate Bill |
Elections: absent voters; absent voter ballot and application tracking system; create. Amends sec. 764c of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.764c). Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0084'23 |
| SB 0367 of 2023 (PA 81 of 2023) |
Senate Bill |
Elections: voting procedures; early voting procedures; provide for, allow processing and tabulation of absent voter ballots during the early voting period, and allow an absent voter to tabulate the absent voter's ballot in person at a polling place or early voting site. Amends secs. 570, 662, 668b, 674, 736b, 736c, 736d, 736e, 764a, 764b, 764d, 765, 765a, 765b, 768, 769, 795b, 797a, 798b & 805 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.570 et seq.); adds secs. 8, 523b, 720a, 720b, 720c, 720d, 720e, 720f, 720g, 720h, 720i, 720j, 765c & 768a & repeals secs. 14b, 24k & 767 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.14b et seq.) TIE BAR WITH: SB 0370'23, HB 4697'23 Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0081'23 |
| SB 0369 of 2023 | Senate Bill |
Elections: absent voters; provisions regarding permanent mail ballot voters; implement, and modify certain election material retention periods. Amends secs. 499, 509aa & 811 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.499 et seq.) & adds secs. 6, 759e, 759f & 759g. Last Action: referred to Committee on Elections |
| SB 0370 of 2023 (PA 82 of 2023) |
Senate Bill |
Elections: absent voters; signature matching and curing for absent voter ballot applications and absent voter ballot return envelopes; provide for, and provide for modifications to the absent voter ballot application and process. Amends secs. 759, 761 & 766 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759 et seq.); adds secs. 766a & 766b & repeals sec. 759c of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759c). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0339'23 Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0082'23 |
| SB 0372 of 2023 | Senate Bill |
Elections: absent voter ballot drop boxes; requirements for absent voter ballot drop boxes; modify. Amends sec. 761d of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.761d). Last Action: referred to Committee on Elections |
| SB 0385 of 2023 (PA 251 of 2023) |
Senate Bill |
Elections: election officials; electronically submitting precinct election inspector applications; allow. Amends sec. 677 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.677). Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0251'23 |
| SB 0387 of 2023 | Senate Bill |
Elections: absent voters; processing and tabulation of absent voter ballots during the early voting period; allow, and allow an absent voter to tabulate the absent voter's ballot in person at a polling place or early voting site. Amends secs. 764a, 764b, 764d, 765, 765a, 765b, 768, 769, 798b & 805 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.764a et seq.); adds secs. 523b, 765c & 768a & repeals secs. 14b, 24k & 767 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.14b et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0370'23, SB 0372'23 Last Action: REASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS |
| SB 0401 of 2023 | Senate Bill |
Elections: voters; state voting rights act; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0402'23, SB 0403'23, SB 0404'23 Last Action: referred to second reading |
| SB 0402 of 2023 | Senate Bill |
Elections: other; voting and elections database and institute act; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0401'23, SB 0403'23 Last Action: referred to second reading |
| SB 0403 of 2023 | Senate Bill |
Elections: voters; language assistance for elections act; create. Creates new act. Last Action: referred to second reading |
| SB 0404 of 2023 | Senate Bill |
Elections: voting procedures; voter access and assistance provisions; provide for. Amends secs. 726, 736, 751 & 931 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.726 et seq.); adds secs. 726a, 753 & 753a & repeals sec. 579 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.579). Last Action: referred to second reading |
| SB 0470 of 2023 (PA 193 of 2023) |
Senate Bill |
Elections: absent voters; electronic return of absent voter ballots by uniformed services voters; amend start date. Amends sec. 759a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759a). Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0193'23 |
| SB 0505 of 2023 (PA 252 of 2023) |
Senate Bill |
Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain Michigan election law violations dealing with intimidating an election official; provide for. Amends sec. 11d, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.11d). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4129'23 Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0252'23 |
| SB 0529 of 2023 (PA 269 of 2023) |
Senate Bill |
Elections: presidential electors; certain provisions of the federal electoral count reform act; implement, clarify straight party ticket voting, modify the election tie-breaking procedure, revise the selection process for members of the board of state canvassers, and modify certain recount timelines. Amends secs. 22a, 22b, 46, 47, 581, 795c, 822, 842, 846 & 882 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.22a et seq.) & adds sec. 814. Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0269'23 |
| SB 0570 of 2023 (PA 254 of 2023) |
Senate Bill |
Elections: election officials; county clerk to appoint a designee to conduct an election audit under certain circumstances; require. Amends sec. 31a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.31a). Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0254'23 |
| SB 0603 of 2023 (PA 74 of 2024) |
Senate Bill |
Elections: recounts; recount process and recount filing fees; modify, modify the ballot canvassing deadlines under certain circumstances and require an expedited ballot canvass under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 2, 822, 825, 827, 828, 842, 861, 862, 863, 865, 866, 867, 868, 869, 870, 871, 872, 873, 874, 875, 876, 878, 879, 880, 880a, 881, 882, 883, 884, 887, 888, 889, 890 & 892 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.2 et seq.); adds secs. 861a & 883a & repeals secs. 871a, 877, 885, 886 & 891 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.871a et seq.). Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0074'24 |
| HB 4129 of 2023 (PA 253 of 2023) |
House Bill |
Elections: offenses; intimidating an election official or preventing an election official from performing the election official's duties; prohibit. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 931b. Last Action: assigned PA 253'23 |
| HB 4130 of 2023 | House Bill |
Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain Michigan election law violations dealing with intimidating an election official; provide for. Amends sec. 11d, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.11d). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4129'23 Last Action: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS |
| HB 4210 of 2023 | House Bill |
Elections: absent voters; electronic return of absent voter ballots by military voters and their spouses; provide for. Amends sec. 759a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759a) & repeals sec. 18a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.18a). Last Action: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS |
| HB 4227 of 2023 | House Bill |
Elections: qualified voter file; most recent digitized photographic image of an elector to be contained in the qualified vote file; require, and require election officials to compare the digitized photographic image of an elector to that elector before voting. Amends secs. 509q, 509gg, 509hh, 523, 813 & 829 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.509q et seq.). Last Action: bill electronically reproduced 03/09/2023 |
| HB 4502 of 2023 | House Bill |
Elections: challengers; requirements for election challengers; provide for. Amends sec. 735 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.735) & adds sec. 730b. Last Action: bill electronically reproduced 05/03/2023 |
| HB 4503 of 2023 | House Bill |
Elections: challengers; training requirements for election challengers; provide for, and provide for comprehensive election challenger training for county clerks, political parties, and other organizations. Amends secs. 31, 683 & 730 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.31 et seq.) & adds sec. 730a. Last Action: bill electronically reproduced 05/03/2023 |
| HB 4567 of 2023 (PA 184 of 2023) |
House Bill |
Elections: voters; certain references to challenged ballots; remove. Amends sec. 497 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.497). Last Action: assigned PA 184'23 |
| HB 4569 of 2023 (PA 258 of 2023) |
House Bill |
Elections: registration; preregistration to vote at age 16; provide for. Amends secs. 495, 509o, 509q, 509r, 509gg & 516 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.495 et seq.) & adds sec. 496a. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4983'23 Last Action: assigned PA 258'23 |
| HB 4570 of 2023 (PA 270 of 2023) |
House Bill |
Elections: absent voters; online application for absent voter ballots; provide for. Amends sec. 759 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759). Last Action: assigned PA 270'23 |
| HB 4594 of 2023 | House Bill |
Elections: absent voters; absent voter ballot and application tracking system; create. Amends sec. 764c of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.764c). Last Action: placed on third reading |
| HB 4695 of 2023 (PA 259 of 2023) |
House Bill |
Elections: voting procedures; early voting procedures; clarify, and clarify appointing election inspectors to early voting sites. Amends secs.674 & 720j of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.674 & 168.720j). Last Action: assigned PA 259'23 |
| HB 4697 of 2023 (PA 85 of 2023) |
House Bill |
Elections: absent voter ballot drop boxes; requirements for absent voter ballot drop boxes; modify. Amends sec. 761d of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.761d). Last Action: assigned PA 85'23 |
| HB 4699 of 2023 (PA 86 of 2023) |
House Bill |
Elections: absent voters; provisions regarding permanent mail ballot voters; implement, and modify certain election material retention periods. Amends secs. 509aa & 811 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.509aa & 168.811) & adds secs. 6, 759e, 759f & 759g. Last Action: assigned PA 86'23 |
| HB 4700 of 2023 | House Bill |
Elections: absent voters; signature matching and curing for absent voter ballot applications and absent voter ballot return envelopes; provide for, and provide for modifications to the absent voter ballot application and process. Amends secs. 759, 761 & 766 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759 et seq.); adds secs. 766a & 766b & repeals sec. 759c of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759c). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4594'23, HB 4756'23 Last Action: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS |
| HB 4744 of 2023 | House Bill |
Elections: other; participation by this state as a member of the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC); prohibit. Amends sec. 509o of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.509o). Last Action: bill electronically reproduced 06/14/2023 |
| HB 4756 of 2023 | House Bill |
Elections: absent voters; processing and tabulation of absent voter ballots during the early voting period; allow, and allow an absent voter to tabulate the absent voter's ballot in person at a polling place or early voting site. Amends secs. 764a, 764b, 764d, 765, 765a, 765b, 768, 769, 798b & 805 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.764a et seq.); adds secs. 523b, 765c & 768a & repeals secs. 14b, 24k & 767 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.14b et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0370'23, SB 0372'23 Last Action: referred to second reading |
| HB 4762 of 2023 | House Bill |
Elections: voting procedures; early voting procedures; provide for. Amends secs. 662 & 668b of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.662 & 168.668b) & adds secs. 720a, 720b, 720c, 720d, 720e, 720f, 720g, 720h, 720i & 720j. Last Action: bill electronically reproduced 06/15/2023 |
| HB 4871 of 2023 | House Bill |
Elections: ballots; ballot on demand systems; prohibit. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding secs. 37c, 717b & 795d. Last Action: bill electronically reproduced 06/28/2023 |
| HB 4872 of 2023 | House Bill |
Elections: election officials; secretary of state to send each elector a notice every 10 years to verify the elector’s address information; require. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 515a. Last Action: bill electronically reproduced 06/28/2023 |
| HB 4873 of 2023 | House Bill |
Elections: qualified voter file; use of juror qualifications questionnaire to update the qualified voter file under certain circumstances; provide for. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 509y. Last Action: bill electronically reproduced 06/28/2023 |
| HB 4874 of 2023 | House Bill |
Elections: election officials; list of local clerks who are not current with continuing election education training; require secretary of state to post on department of state website. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 33a. Last Action: bill electronically reproduced 06/28/2023 |
| HB 4875 of 2023 | House Bill |
Elections: election officials; procedure to remove certain electors listed on the qualified voter file who have not recently voted; provide for. Amends sec. 509bb of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.509bb). Last Action: bill electronically reproduced 06/28/2023 |
| HB 4876 of 2023 | House Bill |
Elections: election officials; data and reports received from and transmitted to multistate programs and services be available to the house and senate election committees; require. Amends sec. 509o of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.509o). Last Action: bill electronically reproduced 06/28/2023 |
| HB 4983 of 2023 (PA 268 of 2023) |
House Bill |
Elections: registration; automatic voter registration; modify. Amends secs. 493a, 500a & 501 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.493a et seq.) & adds sec. 493b. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4569'23 Last Action: assigned PA 268'23 |
| HB 5145 of 2023 (PA 266 of 2023) |
House Bill |
Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain election law offenses involving materially deceptive media and intimidating an election official; provide for. Amends sec. 11d, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.11d). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4129'23, HB 5144'23 Last Action: assigned PA 266'23 |
| HB 5258 of 2023 | House Bill |
Elections: candidates; candidates to file applicable reports to be certified by the board of election commissioners; require. Amends sec. 558 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.558). Last Action: bill electronically reproduced 10/25/2023 |
| SB 0948 of 2024 | Senate Bill |
Elections: voting equipment; standards for electronic voting systems; modify, and modify maintenance of electronic voting system source codes. Amends secs. 795, 795a & 797c of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.795 et seq.). Last Action: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS |
| SB 1068 of 2024 | Senate Bill |
Elections: challengers; requirements and procedures for election challengers; modify, clarify challenges to voter registration, and clarify the procedure regarding certain absent voter ballots. Amends secs. 509r, 509aa, 509bb, 509cc, 512, 523b, 727, 728, 730, 731, 733, 765a & 769 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.509r et seq.); adds secs. 726c, 726d & 726e & repeals secs. 729 & 732 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.729 & 168.732). Last Action: referred to Committee on Elections |
| HB 5550 of 2024 | House Bill |
Elections: recall; meeting requirements to review recall petitions; modify. Amends secs. 951a & 952 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.951a & 168.952). Last Action: placed on third reading |
| HB 5551 of 2024 (PA 227 of 2024) |
House Bill |
Elections: canvassing; eligibility requirements for members of the board of state canvassers and boards of county canvassers; modify. Amends secs. 22c & 24b of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.22c & 168.24b). Last Action: assigned PA 227'24 |
| HB 5571 of 2024 | House Bill |
Elections: petitions; provisions regarding ballot initiative petitions, constitutional amendment petitions, and nominating petitions; modify, and provide for the statistical random sampling of certain petition signatures. Amends secs. 482, 482a & 544c of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.482 et seq.). Last Action: vetoed by the Governor 01/17/2025 |
| HB 5572 of 2024 | House Bill |
Elections: petitions; statistical random sampling of nominating petition signatures; provide for, and allow for the disqualification of obviously fraudulent nominating petition signatures. Amends sec. 552 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.552). Last Action: vetoed by the Governor 01/17/2025 |
| HB 5573 of 2024 | House Bill |
Elections: petitions; statistical random sampling of ballot initiative petitions, constitutional amendment petitions, and qualifying petitions; provide for, allow for the disqualification of obviously fraudulent petition signatures, and modify petition signature requirements. Amends secs. 476, 477 & 590f of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.476 et seq.). Last Action: vetoed by the Governor 01/17/2025 |
| HB 5574 of 2024 (PA 234 of 2024) |
House Bill |
Elections: petitions; duties of the secretary of state and the board of state canvassers regarding ballot initiative and constitutional amendment petitions; modify. Amends secs. 474s, 475, 478, 480, 481 & 485 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.475 & 168.480) & repeals sec. 709 of 1954 PA 116. Last Action: assigned PA 234'24 |
| HB 5575 of 2024 | House Bill |
Elections: petitions; ballot initiative and constitutional amendment petition filing deadlines; modify, and modify petition signature requirements. Amends sec. 471 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.471). Last Action: vetoed by the Governor 01/17/2025 |
| HB 5576 of 2024 | House Bill |
Elections: petitions; statistical random sampling of petition signatures for petitions to form a new political party; provide for. Amends sec. 685 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.685). Last Action: vetoed by the Governor 01/17/2025 |
| HB 5583 of 2024 | House Bill |
Campaign finance: violations; secretary of state to apply for injunctive relief; allow. Amends sec. 15 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.215). Last Action: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS |
| HB 6052 of 2024 (PA 221 of 2024) |
House Bill |
Elections: voting equipment; allowable uses for on-demand ballot printing systems; expand. . Last Action: assigned PA 221'24 |