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MI SB0835
Bill
Status
12/13/2024
Primary Sponsor
Stephanie Chang
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AI Summary
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Requires the Department of Corrections to provide prisoners with written information about voter registration and voting processes, including eligibility, registration procedures, voting methods (in-person, early voting, absentee ballot), and regular election dates before release.
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Directs the Secretary of State to create a written document containing all voter registration and election process information that must be distributed to prisoners.
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Removes the requirement that parole eligibility reports include whether a prisoner refused to obtain identification documents under section 34c.
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Makes minor technical corrections including changing "both" to "all" regarding reentry assistance activities and updating references to "Social Security" capitalization and terminology for operator's licenses and state identification cards.
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Authorizes the reentry success fund for expenses related to prisoner reentry activities, with unspent funds remaining in the fund rather than lapsing to the general fund.
Legislative Description
Corrections: parole; certain voting information on release; require department of corrections to provide. Amends secs. 34c & 35 of 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.234c & 791.235).
Corrections: parole
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Government Operations
12/13/2024