HB 5031 Summary

• Removes requirement that cities, villages, and townships must designate polling places in villages, limiting the mandate to cities and townships only.

• Permits use of privately owned buildings as polling places unless prohibited, while maintaining restrictions against buildings owned by political committee sponsors.

• Changes language from "shall" to "must" regarding use of publicly owned buildings and updates internal revenue code citation references from "or any successor statute" to "26 USC 501."

• Replaces the term "persons" with "individuals" in provisions regarding senior housing facilities (150+ aged 62 or older) and apartment buildings (150+ residents) as eligible polling locations.

• Updates Help America Vote Act citation from "42 USC 15421" to "52 USC 21021" in accessibility requirements for polling places.