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MI HB6183

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/12/2018

Primary Sponsor

Yousef Rabhi

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Origin

House of Representatives

99th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Reduces voter registration age from 18 to 16 years old in Michigan, allowing 16-year-olds with other qualifications to register as electors.

  • Amends voter registration affidavit requirements in Section 495 to reflect the new minimum age of 16 instead of 18 for voter eligibility.

  • Updates Section 510 regarding the monthly county clerk list of deceased persons to reference age 16 instead of 18 when identifying deceased electors for registration cancellation.

  • Repeals Section 758a of the Michigan election law.

  • Effectiveness is conditional upon passage of House Joint Resolution KK (request no. 05831'18) as a constitutional amendment under Article XII of the Michigan Constitution of 1963.

Legislative Description

Elections; voters; voting age; revise to 16. Amends secs. 492, 495 & 510 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.492 et seq.) & repeals sec. 758a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.758a). TIE BAR WITH: HJR KK'18

Elections: voters

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 06/12/2018

8/15/2018

Committee Referrals

Elections And Ethics6/12/2018

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