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MI HB5855
Bill
Status
9/23/2014
Primary Sponsor
George Darany
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AI Summary
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Changes Michigan election law to allow (rather than require) precinct inspectors to separately tally precinct delegate ballots and add those totals to precinct voting machine totals.
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Permits city and township clerks with absent voter ballot counting boards to forward a separate envelope for delegate ballot returns in addition to the regular return envelope.
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Requires delegate ballots to be returned to the clerk in the special envelope and forwarded to the proper precinct by election day.
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Authorizes the Secretary of State to issue rules implementing the revised procedures for handling precinct delegate ballots.
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Makes grammatical updates to section 761a of the Michigan Election Law (replacing "which" with "that" and "when" with "if").
Legislative Description
Elections; election officials; precinct inspectors tallying precinct delegate ballots separately; change from mandatory to permissive. Amends sec. 761a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.761a).
Elections, absent voters
Last Action
Printed Bill Filed 09/24/2014
9/24/2014