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MI SB0867
Bill
AI Summary
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Authorizes the Secretary of State to promulgate rules allowing city and township clerks to open and prepare absent voter ballots for tabulation before election day, and to adjust spoiled ballot deadlines.
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Adds language throughout sections 765, 765a, and 765b clarifying that certain absent voter ballot procedures are subject to rules adopted by the Secretary of State under the new authority.
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Permits absent voter ballot processing and tallying to begin at 7 a.m. on election day in absent voter counting boards, subject to Secretary of State rules.
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Adjusts the deadlines for spoiling absent voter ballots and requesting replacement ballots to be subject to Secretary of State rule adjustments under the new authority.
Legislative Description
Elections: absent voters; authorize clerks to open and prepare absent voter ballots before an election; allow secretary of state to adopt rules. Amends secs. 765, 765a & 765b of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.765 et seq).
State agencies (existing): state
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Elections
4/24/2020