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MI HB5199
Bill
Status
12/20/2018
Primary Sponsor
Jim Lilly
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AI Summary
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Requires the Secretary of State to direct county canvassing boards to conduct an expedited canvass schedule if the unofficial presidential election returns show a vote differential of less than 25,000 votes between the first and second place candidates
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Allows the Secretary of State to direct county canvassing boards to complete and certify presidential election statements by the seventh day after the election or before the fourteenth day after the election
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Permits the Secretary of State to appoint a day for the state canvassing board to conduct the expedited presidential canvass as soon as practicable after receiving county returns, but no later than the twentieth day after the election
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Maintains the existing deadline for the state canvassing board to complete all canvassing and announce final determinations no later than the fortieth day after the election
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Takes effect 90 days after enactment (March 19, 2019)
Legislative Description
Elections; canvassing; expedited canvass of returns for electors of President and Vice President of the United States; require under certain circumstance. Amends sec. 842 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.842).
State agencies (existing): state
Last Action
Assigned Pa 382'18 With Immediate Effect
12/20/2018