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MI SB1064
Bill
AI Summary
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Lowers the voting age from 18 to 16 years old for voter registration and participation in elections and primary elections in Michigan.
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Allows 16-year-olds to register as electors if they meet other qualifications including U.S. citizenship, 30-day state residency, and 30-day local residency before the election.
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Updates voter registration affidavit requirements to reflect the new minimum age of 16 years instead of 18 years.
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Requires county clerks to maintain death records for persons over 16 years of age (changed from 18) when canceling voter registrations.
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Ties the bill's effectiveness to passage of Senate Joint Resolution T of the 99th Legislature as a constitutional amendment under Article XII of the Michigan Constitution.
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: SJR T'18
Elections: voters
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Elections And Government Reform
6/12/2018