HB 6178 Summary

• Prohibits election clerks from canceling voter registration based solely on an elector's failure to vote, with exceptions as provided in the act.

• Requires the Secretary of State to send notices by March 31, 2021 to all registered electors who have not voted since the 2000 general November election, including a postage-prepaid return card for address verification.

• Directs the notice to inform electors they must return the verification card with a postmark 15 days or more before the next election or may be required to affirm their address before voting.

• Specifies that if the notice is returned as undeliverable, the Secretary of State shall identify the registration as challenged and cancel it if the elector does not engage in any voter-initiated activity within two general November election cycles after the notice date.

• Requires the Secretary of State to notify the appropriate city or township clerk when canceling a registration under this process.