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MI SB0696

Bill

Status

Introduced

10/21/2021

Primary Sponsor

Betty Jean Alexander

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Origin

Senate

101st Legislature

AI Summary

  • Prohibits any individual (except county, city, or township clerks and their authorized designees) from opening, tampering with, relocating, or confiscating an absent voter ballot drop box.

  • Prohibits individuals from intentionally blocking, impeding, or obstructing electors from using absent voter ballot drop boxes to deliver their ballots.

  • Establishes a felony offense punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years for violations of the opening, tampering, relocation, or confiscation prohibitions or the blocking and obstruction prohibitions.

Legislative Description

Elections: absent voters; unauthorized opening, tampering with, relocating, or confiscating an absent voter ballot drop box; prohibit, and prohibit blocking, impeding, or obstructing an elector from using an absent voter ballot drop box. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 932g.

Elections: absent voters

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Elections

10/21/2021

Committee Referrals

Elections10/21/2021

Full Bill Text

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