SB 1238 Summary

• Establishes automatic voter registration for individuals applying for Michigan driver's licenses, state ID cards, or enhanced driver licenses, with an opt-out option for applicants who decline to register.

• Requires city and township clerks to be present at their offices during all polling hours on election day to receive and process voter registration applications, and mandates weekend office hours on the Saturday or Sunday before elections for issuing and receiving absent voter ballots.

• Implements provisional ballot procedures for voters not on registration lists, allowing same-day tabulation if identity and residence are verified with appropriate documentation, with results transmitted to county canvassers within 6-7 days.

• Establishes election audit procedures whereby the Secretary of State may audit randomly selected precincts after each election to review documents, ballots, and procedures, with results provided within 20 days, though audits do not change certified results.

• Requires clerks and county officials to transmit detailed reports on provisional ballots, voter registration applications, and affidavits signed by voters to the Secretary of State within specified timeframes for public inspection.