January 24, 2008, Introduced by Senators PATTERSON, CHERRY, CLARK-COLEMAN, RICHARDVILLE, KAHN, HARDIMAN, BROWN, BASHAM, JELINEK, PAPPAGEORGE, JACOBS, BIRKHOLZ, OLSHOVE, PRUSI and SWITALSKI and referred to the Committee on Campaign and Election Oversight.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
(MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 759e.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 759e. Each city, township, and village clerk shall
maintain a permanent absent voter list. A qualified and registered
elector may request to be placed on the permanent absent voter list
of the city, township, or village in which the elector is
registered to vote. A request by an elector under this section
shall be made to the city, township, or village clerk in person, by
telephone, facsimile communication, or first-class mail. The clerk
shall send to each elector on the permanent absent voter list an
application for an absent voter ballot for each election.