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1		-	Act No. 83 Public Acts of 2023 Approved by the Governor July 18, 2023 Filed with the Secretary of State July 19, 2023 EFFECTIVE DATE: Sine Die (91st day after final adjournment of the 2023 Regular Session) state of michigan 102nd Legislature Regular session of 2023 Introduced by Reps. Tsernoglou, Hope, Hill, Young, Glanville, Rheingans, Wilson, Morgan, Miller, Wegela, Grant, ONeal, Paiz, MacDonell, Brixie, Koleszar, Hoskins, Price, Coffia, Weiss, Byrnes and Brabec ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4696 AN ACT to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled An act to revise, consolidate, and codify the laws relating to criminal procedure and to define the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of courts, judges, and other officers of the court under the provisions of this act; to provide laws relative to the rights of persons accused of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for the arrest of persons charged with or suspected of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for bail of persons arrested for or accused of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for the examination of persons accused of criminal offenses; to regulate the procedure relative to grand juries, indictments, informations, and proceedings before trial; to provide for trials of persons complained of or indicted for criminal offenses and ordinance violations and to provide for the procedure in those trials; to provide for judgments and sentences of persons convicted of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to establish a sentencing commission and to prescribe its powers and duties; to provide for procedure relating to new trials and appeals in criminal and ordinance violation cases; to provide a uniform system of probation throughout this state and the appointment of probation officers; to prescribe the powers, duties, and compensation of probation officers; to provide penalties for the violation of the duties of probation officers; to provide for procedure governing proceedings to prevent crime and proceedings for the discovery of crime; to provide for fees of officers, witnesses, and others in criminal and ordinance violation cases; to set forth miscellaneous provisions as to criminal procedure in certain cases; to provide penalties for the violation of certain provisions of this act; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act, by amending section 11d of chapter XVII (MCL 777.11d), as amended by 2018 PA 661. The People of the State of Michigan enact: CHAPTER XVII Sec. 11d. This chapter applies to the following felonies enumerated in chapter 168 of the Michigan Compiled Laws: M.C.L. Category Class Description Stat Max 168.303(6) Pub trst E Signing a nominating petition with multiple names 5 168.482e(3) Pub trst E Signing a petition with multiple names 5 168.544c(10) Pub trst E Signing a nominating petition with multiple names 5 168.590h(6) Pub trst E Signing a qualifying petition with multiple names 5 168.685(11) Pub trst E Signing a petition to form a new political party with multiple names 5 168.720j(14) Pub trst E Disclosing an election result from an early voting site before election day 5 168.731(4) Pub trst G Election law filing certain false statements 2 168.734 Pub trst G Election law election board refusing to provide challenger conveniences 2 168.756 Pub trst E Electors false statement concerning inability to mark ballot 5 168.757 Pub trst E Election inspector unlawful conduct 5 168.759(13) Pub trst E Forged signature on absentee ballot 5 168.759b Pub trst E False statement in application for emergency absentee ballot 5 168.761(5) Pub trst E Assisting an absentee voter in making a false statement 5 168.765a(9) Pub trst E Disclosing how ballot voted or election results early before polls are closed 5 168.769(4) Pub trst E Voting both in person and by absentee ballot 5 168.808 Pub trst E Untrue statement by member of board of inspectors 4 168.873 Pub trst E Misconduct of election employee in recount county and local 5 168.887 Pub trst E Misconduct of election employee in recount 5 168.932(a) Pub trst E Bribing or intimidating voters 5 168.932(b) Pub trst E Ballot tampering 5 168.932(c) Pub trst E Destroying or falsifying election return or records 5 168.932(d) Pub trst E Disclosing votes or obstructing voter 5 168.932(e) Pub trst E Absentee ballot tampering 5 168.932(f) Pub trst E Election law possess absent voter ballot delivered to another person 5 168.932(g) Pub trst E Suggesting how a disabled voter should vote 5 168.932(h) Pub trst E Suggesting or influencing how an absentee voter should vote 5 168.932(i) Pub trst E Organizing a meeting where absentee voter ballots are to be voted 5 168.932a Pub trst G Election offenses 4 168.932c Pub trst E Providing compensation to a person for registering individuals to vote 5 168.932e Pub trst E Person intentionally misrepresenting that he or she is an election official in a polling place 5 168.936 Pub trst E Election law perjury 5 168.937 Pub trst E Election law forgery 5 168.954(4) Pub trst E Signing a recall petition with multiple names 5 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 102nd Legislature are enacted into law: (a) Senate Bill No. 367. (b) Senate Bill No. 370. Clerk of the House of Representatives Secretary of the Senate Approved___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Governor
	1	+	state of michigan 102nd Legislature Regular session of 2023 Introduced by Reps. Tsernoglou, Hope, Hill, Young, Glanville, Rheingans, Wilson, Morgan, Miller, Wegela, Grant, ONeal, Paiz, MacDonell, Brixie, Koleszar, Hoskins, Price, Coffia, Weiss, Byrnes and Brabec ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4696 AN ACT to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled An act to revise, consolidate, and codify the laws relating to criminal procedure and to define the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of courts, judges, and other officers of the court under the provisions of this act; to provide laws relative to the rights of persons accused of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for the arrest of persons charged with or suspected of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for bail of persons arrested for or accused of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for the examination of persons accused of criminal offenses; to regulate the procedure relative to grand juries, indictments, informations, and proceedings before trial; to provide for trials of persons complained of or indicted for criminal offenses and ordinance violations and to provide for the procedure in those trials; to provide for judgments and sentences of persons convicted of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to establish a sentencing commission and to prescribe its powers and duties; to provide for procedure relating to new trials and appeals in criminal and ordinance violation cases; to provide a uniform system of probation throughout this state and the appointment of probation officers; to prescribe the powers, duties, and compensation of probation officers; to provide penalties for the violation of the duties of probation officers; to provide for procedure governing proceedings to prevent crime and proceedings for the discovery of crime; to provide for fees of officers, witnesses, and others in criminal and ordinance violation cases; to set forth miscellaneous provisions as to criminal procedure in certain cases; to provide penalties for the violation of certain provisions of this act; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act, by amending section 11d of chapter XVII (MCL 777.11d), as amended by 2018 PA 661. The People of the State of Michigan enact: CHAPTER XVII Sec. 11d. This chapter applies to the following felonies enumerated in chapter 168 of the Michigan Compiled Laws: M.C.L. Category Class Description Stat Max 168.303(6) Pub trst E Signing a nominating petition with multiple names 5 168.482e(3) Pub trst E Signing a petition with multiple names 5 168.544c(10) Pub trst E Signing a nominating petition with multiple names 5 168.590h(6) Pub trst E Signing a qualifying petition with multiple names 5 168.685(11) Pub trst E Signing a petition to form a new political party with multiple names 5 168.720j(14) Pub trst E Disclosing an election result from an early voting site before election day 5 168.731(4) Pub trst G Election law filing certain false statements 2 168.734 Pub trst G Election law election board refusing to provide challenger conveniences 2 168.756 Pub trst E Electors false statement concerning inability to mark ballot 5 168.757 Pub trst E Election inspector unlawful conduct 5 168.759(13) Pub trst E Forged signature on absentee ballot 5 168.759b Pub trst E False statement in application for emergency absentee ballot 5 168.761(5) Pub trst E Assisting an absentee voter in making a false statement 5 168.765a(9) Pub trst E Disclosing how ballot voted or election results early before polls are closed 5 168.769(4) Pub trst E Voting both in person and by absentee ballot 5 168.808 Pub trst E Untrue statement by member of board of inspectors 4 168.873 Pub trst E Misconduct of election employee in recount county and local 5 168.887 Pub trst E Misconduct of election employee in recount 5 168.932(a) Pub trst E Bribing or intimidating voters 5 168.932(b) Pub trst E Ballot tampering 5 168.932(c) Pub trst E Destroying or falsifying election return or records 5 168.932(d) Pub trst E Disclosing votes or obstructing voter 5 168.932(e) Pub trst E Absentee ballot tampering 5 168.932(f) Pub trst E Election law possess absent voter ballot delivered to another person 5 168.932(g) Pub trst E Suggesting how a disabled voter should vote 5 168.932(h) Pub trst E Suggesting or influencing how an absentee voter should vote 5 168.932(i) Pub trst E Organizing a meeting where absentee voter ballots are to be voted 5 168.932a Pub trst G Election offenses 4 168.932c Pub trst E Providing compensation to a person for registering individuals to vote 5 168.932e Pub trst E Person intentionally misrepresenting that he or she is an election official in a polling place 5 168.936 Pub trst E Election law perjury 5 168.937 Pub trst E Election law forgery 5 168.954(4) Pub trst E Signing a recall petition with multiple names 5 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 102nd Legislature are enacted into law: (a) Senate Bill No. 367. (b) Senate Bill No. 370. Clerk of the House of Representatives Secretary of the Senate Approved___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Governor
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3		-	Act No. 83
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5		-	Public Acts of 2023
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7		-	Approved by the Governor
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9		-	July 18, 2023
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11		-	Filed with the Secretary of State
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13		-	July 19, 2023
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15		-	EFFECTIVE DATE: Sine Die
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17		-	(91st day after final adjournment of the 2023 Regular Session)
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19	17		state of michigan
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21	19		102nd Legislature
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23	21		Regular session of 2023
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25	23		Introduced by Reps. Tsernoglou, Hope, Hill, Young, Glanville, Rheingans, Wilson, Morgan, Miller, Wegela, Grant, ONeal, Paiz, MacDonell, Brixie, Koleszar, Hoskins, Price, Coffia, Weiss, Byrnes and Brabec
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27	25		ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4696
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29	27		AN ACT to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled An act to revise, consolidate, and codify the laws relating to criminal procedure and to define the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of courts, judges, and other officers of the court under the provisions of this act; to provide laws relative to the rights of persons accused of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for the arrest of persons charged with or suspected of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for bail of persons arrested for or accused of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for the examination of persons accused of criminal offenses; to regulate the procedure relative to grand juries, indictments, informations, and proceedings before trial; to provide for trials of persons complained of or indicted for criminal offenses and ordinance violations and to provide for the procedure in those trials; to provide for judgments and sentences of persons convicted of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to establish a sentencing commission and to prescribe its powers and duties; to provide for procedure relating to new trials and appeals in criminal and ordinance violation cases; to provide a uniform system of probation throughout this state and the appointment of probation officers; to prescribe the powers, duties, and compensation of probation officers; to provide penalties for the violation of the duties of probation officers; to provide for procedure governing proceedings to prevent crime and proceedings for the discovery of crime; to provide for fees of officers, witnesses, and others in criminal and ordinance violation cases; to set forth miscellaneous provisions as to criminal procedure in certain cases; to provide penalties for the violation of certain provisions of this act; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act, by amending section 11d of chapter XVII (MCL 777.11d), as amended by 2018 PA 661.
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31	29		The People of the State of Michigan enact:
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33	31		CHAPTER XVII
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37	35		Sec. 11d. This chapter applies to the following felonies enumerated in chapter 168 of the Michigan Compiled Laws:
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39	37		M.C.L. Category Class Description Stat Max
40	38		168.303(6) Pub trst E Signing a nominating petition with multiple names 5
41	39		168.482e(3) Pub trst E Signing a petition with multiple names 5
42	40		168.544c(10) Pub trst E Signing a nominating petition with multiple names 5
43	41		168.590h(6) Pub trst E Signing a qualifying petition with multiple names 5
44	42		168.685(11) Pub trst E Signing a petition to form a new political party with multiple names 5
45	43		168.720j(14) Pub trst E Disclosing an election result from an early voting site before election day 5
46	44		168.731(4) Pub trst G Election law filing certain false statements 2
47	45		168.734 Pub trst G Election law election board refusing to provide challenger conveniences 2
48	46		168.756 Pub trst E Electors false statement concerning inability to mark ballot 5
49	47		168.757 Pub trst E Election inspector unlawful conduct 5
50	48		168.759(13) Pub trst E Forged signature on absentee ballot 5
51	49		168.759b Pub trst E False statement in application for emergency absentee ballot 5
52	50		168.761(5) Pub trst E Assisting an absentee voter in making a false statement 5
53	51		168.765a(9) Pub trst E Disclosing how ballot voted or election results early before polls are closed 5
54	52		168.769(4) Pub trst E Voting both in person and by absentee ballot 5
55	53		168.808 Pub trst E Untrue statement by member of board of inspectors 4
56	54		168.873 Pub trst E Misconduct of election employee in recount county and local 5
57	55		168.887 Pub trst E Misconduct of election employee in recount 5
58	56		168.932(a) Pub trst E Bribing or intimidating voters 5
59	57		168.932(b) Pub trst E Ballot tampering 5
60	58		168.932(c) Pub trst E Destroying or falsifying election return or records 5
61	59		168.932(d) Pub trst E Disclosing votes or obstructing voter 5
62	60		168.932(e) Pub trst E Absentee ballot tampering 5
63	61		168.932(f) Pub trst E Election law possess absent voter ballot delivered to another person 5
64	62		168.932(g) Pub trst E Suggesting how a disabled voter should vote 5
65	63		168.932(h) Pub trst E Suggesting or influencing how an absentee voter should vote 5
66	64		168.932(i) Pub trst E Organizing a meeting where absentee voter ballots are to be voted 5
67	65		168.932a Pub trst G Election offenses 4
68	66		168.932c Pub trst E Providing compensation to a person for registering individuals to vote 5
69	67		168.932e Pub trst E Person intentionally misrepresenting that he or she is an election official in a polling place 5
70	68		168.936 Pub trst E Election law perjury 5
71	69		168.937 Pub trst E Election law forgery 5
72	70		168.954(4) Pub trst E Signing a recall petition with multiple names 5
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74	72		M.C.L.
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76	74		Category
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78	76		Class
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80	78		Description
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82	80		Stat Max
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84	82		168.303(6)
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86	84		Pub trst
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88	86		E
89	87
90	88		Signing a nominating petition with multiple names
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92	90		5
93	91
94	92		168.482e(3)
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96	94		Pub trst
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98	96		E
99	97
100	98		Signing a petition with multiple names
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102	100		5
103	101
104	102		168.544c(10)
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106	104		Pub trst
107	105
108	106		E
109	107
110	108		Signing a nominating petition with multiple names
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112	110		5
113	111
114	112		168.590h(6)
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116	114		Pub trst
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118	116		E
119	117
120	118		Signing a qualifying petition with multiple names
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122	120		5
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124	122		168.685(11)
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126	124		Pub trst
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128	126		E
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130	128		Signing a petition to form a new political party with multiple names
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132	130		5
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134	132		168.720j(14)
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136	134		Pub trst
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138	136		E
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140	138		Disclosing an election result from an early voting site before election day
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142	140		5
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144	142		168.731(4)
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146	144		Pub trst
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148	146		G
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150	148		Election law filing certain false statements
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152	150		2
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154	152		168.734
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156	154		Pub trst
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158	156		G
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160	158		Election law election board refusing to provide challenger conveniences
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162	160		2
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164	162		168.756
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166	164		Pub trst
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168	166		E
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170	168		Electors false statement concerning inability to mark ballot
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172	170		5
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174	172		168.757
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176	174		Pub trst
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178	176		E
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180	178		Election inspector unlawful conduct
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182	180		5
183	181
184	182		168.759(13)
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186	184		Pub trst
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188	186		E
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190	188		Forged signature on absentee ballot
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192	190		5
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194	192		168.759b
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196	194		Pub trst
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198	196		E
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200	198		False statement in application for emergency absentee ballot
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202	200		5
203	201
204	202		168.761(5)
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206	204		Pub trst
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208	206		E
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210	208		Assisting an absentee voter in making a false statement
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212	210		5
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214	212		168.765a(9)
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216	214		Pub trst
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218	216		E
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220	218		Disclosing how ballot voted or election results early before polls are closed
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222	220		5
223	221
224	222		168.769(4)
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226	224		Pub trst
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228	226		E
229	227
230	228		Voting both in person and by absentee ballot
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232	230		5
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234	232		168.808
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236	234		Pub trst
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238	236		E
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240	238		Untrue statement by member of board of inspectors
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242	240		4
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244	242		168.873
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246	244		Pub trst
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248	246		E
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250	248		Misconduct of election employee in recount county and local
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252	250		5
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254	252		168.887
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256	254		Pub trst
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258	256		E
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260	258		Misconduct of election employee in recount
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262	260		5
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264	262		168.932(a)
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266	264		Pub trst
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268	266		E
269	267
270	268		Bribing or intimidating voters
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272	270		5
273	271
274	272		168.932(b)
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276	274		Pub trst
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278	276		E
279	277
280	278		Ballot tampering
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282	280		5
283	281
284	282		168.932(c)
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286	284		Pub trst
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288	286		E
289	287
290	288		Destroying or falsifying election return or records
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292	290		5
293	291
294	292		168.932(d)
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296	294		Pub trst
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298	296		E
299	297
300	298		Disclosing votes or obstructing voter
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302	300		5
303	301
304	302		168.932(e)
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306	304		Pub trst
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308	306		E
309	307
310	308		Absentee ballot tampering
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312	310		5
313	311
314	312		168.932(f)
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316	314		Pub trst
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318	316		E
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320	318		Election law possess absent voter ballot delivered to another person
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322	320		5
323	321
324	322		168.932(g)
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326	324		Pub trst
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328	326		E
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330	328		Suggesting how a disabled voter should vote
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332	330		5
333	331
334	332		168.932(h)
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336	334		Pub trst
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338	336		E
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340	338		Suggesting or influencing how an absentee voter should vote
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342	340		5
343	341
344	342		168.932(i)
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346	344		Pub trst
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348	346		E
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350	348		Organizing a meeting where absentee voter ballots are to be voted
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352	350		5
353	351
354	352		168.932a
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356	354		Pub trst
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358	356		G
359	357
360	358		Election offenses
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362	360		4
363	361
364	362		168.932c
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366	364		Pub trst
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368	366		E
369	367
370	368		Providing compensation to a person for registering individuals to vote
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372	370		5
373	371
374	372		168.932e
375	373
376	374		Pub trst
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378	376		E
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380	378		Person intentionally misrepresenting that he or she is an election official in a polling place
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382	380		5
383	381
384	382		168.936
385	383
386	384		Pub trst
387	385
388	386		E
389	387
390	388		Election law perjury
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392	390		5
393	391
394	392		168.937
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396	394		Pub trst
397	395
398	396		E
399	397
400	398		Election law forgery
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402	400		5
403	401
404	402		168.954(4)
405	403
406	404		Pub trst
407	405
408	406		E
409	407
410	408		Signing a recall petition with multiple names
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412	410		5
413	411
414	412
415	413
416	414		Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 102nd Legislature are enacted into law:
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418	416		(a) Senate Bill No. 367.
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420	418		(b) Senate Bill No. 370.
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428	426		Clerk of the House of Representatives
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433	431
434	432		Secretary of the Senate
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436	434		Approved___________________________________________
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438	436		____________________________________________________
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440	438		Governor