HB 5881 Summary

• Amends Michigan's sentencing guidelines (MCL 777.11d) to add 35 election law felonies to the sentencing guidelines framework, including violations related to absent voter ballot applications and voting procedures.

• Establishes felony classifications and statutory maximum sentences for election violations ranging from Class E felonies (5-year maximum) to Class G felonies (2-4 year maximum), covering offenses such as ballot tampering, voter fraud, and election official misconduct.

• Applies guidelines to specific violations under MCL Chapter 168 (Michigan election laws), including fraudulent nominating petitions, absent voter ballot fraud, election tampering, and perjury related to elections.

• Contains a conditional enactment provision: this bill takes effect only if Senate Bill No. 977 of the 100th Legislature is also enacted into law.