| 1 | | - | Act No. 227 Public Acts of 2024 Approved by the Governor January 17, 2025 Filed with the Secretary of State January 17, 2025 EFFECTIVE DATE: April 2, 2025 state of michigan 102nd Legislature Regular session of 2024 Introduced by Reps. Arbit, Tsernoglou, Farhat, Byrnes, Martus, Grant, Scott, Wilson, McFall, Mentzer, Andrews, Coffia, MacDonell, Brabec, Steckloff, Breen, Hill, Paiz, Morgan, Dievendorf, Edwards, Hood, Rheingans, Conlin, Hoskins, Skaggs, Glanville, Tyrone Carter, ONeal, Neeley, Price, Weiss, Hope, Wegela and Pohutsky ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5551 AN ACT to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled An act to reorganize, consolidate, and add to the election laws; to provide for election officials and prescribe their powers and duties; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, state agencies, and state and local officials and employees; to provide for the nomination and election of candidates for public office; to provide for the resignation, removal, and recall of certain public officers; to provide for the filling of vacancies in public office; to provide for and regulate primaries and elections; to provide for the purity of elections; to guard against the abuse of the elective franchise; to define violations of this act; to provide appropriations; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal certain acts and all other acts inconsistent with this act, by amending sections 22c and 24b (MCL 168.22c and 168.24b), section 22c as added by 1995 PA 261. The People of the State of Michigan enact: Sec. 22c. (1) A member of the board of state canvassers must be a qualified and registered elector of this state. (2) An individual is not eligible to be a member of the board of state canvassers if that individual has been convicted of an election-related offense. (3) Before taking office, a member of the board of state canvassers must take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office prescribed in section 1 of article XI of the state constitution of 1963. (4) As used in this section and section 24b, election-related offense means a violation of any of the following: (a) Perjury related to a false statement made on an affidavit of identity as provided in 558(4). (b) Section 720j(14). (c) Section 727(3). (d) Section 759(13). (e) Section 761(5). (f) Section 765a(9). (g) A felony as provided in section 808. (h) Section 848(3). (i) Section 873. (j) Section 887. (k) Section 931(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (j), (k), (l), or (m). (l) Section 931(3). (m) Section 932. (n) Section 932a. (o) Section 932e. (p) Section 933. (q) Section 933a. (r) 18 USC 241 or 242, if the violation involves an individuals right to vote. (s) 52 USC 10307. (t) 52 USC 20511. Sec. 24b. (1) Each member of a board of county canvassers must be a qualified elector of the county and must take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office prescribed in section 1 of article XI of the state constitution of 1963. (2) An individual is not eligible to be a member of a board of county canvassers if that individual has been convicted of an election-related offense. (3) An individual holding an elective public office is not eligible for membership on the board of county canvassers. If any member of the board of county canvassers, during the members term of office, becomes a candidate for any elective public office, that members office is vacant. Clerk of the House of Representatives Secretary of the Senate Approved___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Governor |
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| 1 | + | state of michigan 102nd Legislature Regular session of 2024 Introduced by Reps. Arbit, Tsernoglou, Farhat, Byrnes, Martus, Grant, Scott, Wilson, McFall, Mentzer, Andrews, Coffia, MacDonell, Brabec, Steckloff, Breen, Hill, Paiz, Morgan, Dievendorf, Edwards, Hood, Rheingans, Conlin, Hoskins, Skaggs, Glanville, Tyrone Carter, O?Neal, Neeley, Price, Weiss, Hope, Wegela and Pohutsky ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5551 AN ACT to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled ?An act to reorganize, consolidate, and add to the election laws; to provide for election officials and prescribe their powers and duties; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, state agencies, and state and local officials and employees; to provide for the nomination and election of candidates for public office; to provide for the resignation, removal, and recall of certain public officers; to provide for the filling of vacancies in public office; to provide for and regulate primaries and elections; to provide for the purity of elections; to guard against the abuse of the elective franchise; to define violations of this act; to provide appropriations; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal certain acts and all other acts inconsistent with this act,? by amending sections 22c and 24b (MCL 168.22c and 168.24b), section 22c as added by 1995 PA 261. The People of the State of Michigan enact: Sec. 22c. (1) A member of the board of state canvassers must be a qualified and registered elector of this state. (2) An individual is not eligible to be a member of the board of state canvassers if that individual has been convicted of an election-related offense. (3) Before taking office, a member of the board of state canvassers must take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office prescribed in section 1 of article XI of the state constitution of 1963. (4) As used in this section and section 24b, ?election-related offense? means a violation of any of the following: (a) Perjury related to a false statement made on an affidavit of identity as provided in 558(4). (b) Section 720j(14). (c) Section 727(3). (d) Section 759(13). (e) Section 761(5). (f) Section 765a(9). (g) A felony as provided in section 808. (h) Section 848(3). (i) Section 873. (j) Section 887. (k) Section 931(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (j), (k), (l), or (m). (l) Section 931(3). (m) Section 932. (n) Section 932a. (o) Section 932e. (p) Section 933. (q) Section 933a. (r) 18 USC 241 or 242, if the violation involves an individual?s right to vote. (s) 52 USC 10307. (t) 52 USC 20511. Sec. 24b. (1) Each member of a board of county canvassers must be a qualified elector of the county and must take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office prescribed in section 1 of article XI of the state constitution of 1963. (2) An individual is not eligible to be a member of a board of county canvassers if that individual has been convicted of an election-related offense. (3) An individual holding an elective public office is not eligible for membership on the board of county canvassers. If any member of the board of county canvassers, during the member?s term of office, becomes a candidate for any elective public office, that member?s office is vacant. Clerk of the House of Representatives Secretary of the Senate Approved___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Governor |
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