HB 5973 Summary

• Allows eligible voters to register on election day at polling places by applying to the city, township, or village clerk or assistant clerk.

• Requires the clerk or assistant clerk to be present at polling places at all times during voting hours to receive same-day registration applications.

• Same-day registrations at polling places are valid immediately for that election and all subsequent elections.

• Establishes procedures for same-day registration including sworn statements, oath requirements, and applicant eligibility verification by polling place officials.

• Removes the prohibition on accepting voter registrations on election day, enabling qualified electors who missed standard registration deadlines to register and vote the same day.