| 1 | | - | Act No. 87 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 Senators Chang, Moss, Singh, Brinks, Wojno, Cavanagh, Hertel, Geiss, Polehanki, Irwin, McCann, Camilleri, Cherry, Shink, McDonald Rivet, McMorrow and McBroom ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 373 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 section 2 (MCL 168.2), as amended by 2018 PA 603. The People of the State of Michigan enact: Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) Absent voter is a voter who utilizes the process described in section 759. (b) Absent voter ballot means a ballot that is issued to a voter through the absent voter process. (c) Ballot container is defined in section 14a. (d) Business day or secular day means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. (e) Clearly observable boundaries is defined in section 654a. (f) Common carrier means a company that transports mail, on reasonable request, on regular routes and at set rates. (g) Educational institution means a public or private institution, or a separate school or department of a public or private institution, that is authorized by law or an accrediting body to grant or issue a diploma, degree, certificate, or license, or to grant approval to practice a profession or engage in an enterprise, and includes, but is not limited to, an academy, high school, college, university, community college, junior college, secondary school, extension course, or a business, nursing, professional, secretarial, technical, or vocational school. (h) Election means an election or primary election at which the electors of this state or of a subdivision of this state choose or nominate by ballot an individual for public office or decide a ballot question lawfully submitted to them. (i) Election precinct is defined in section 654. (j) Fall state and county conventions and spring state and county conventions are assigned meanings in section 596. (k) General election or general November election means the election held on the November regular election date in an even numbered year. (l) Identification for election purposes means, if issued to the individual presenting the card or document and if presented for voting purposes the name on the card or document sufficiently matches the individuals name in the individuals voter registration record so as to accurately identify the individual as the registered elector, or if issued to the individual presenting the card or document and if presented for voter registration purposes, any of the following: (i) An operators or chauffeurs license issued under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923, or an enhanced driver license issued under the enhanced driver license and enhanced official state personal identification card act, 2008 PA 23, MCL 28.301 to 28.308. (ii) An official state personal identification card issued under 1972 PA 222, MCL 28.291 to 28.300, or an enhanced official state personal identification card issued under the enhanced driver license and enhanced official state personal identification card act, 2008 PA 23, MCL 28.301 to 28.308. (iii) A current operators or chauffeurs license issued by another state. (iv) A current state personal identification card issued by another state. (v) A current state government issued photo identification card. (vi) A current United States passport or federal government issued photo identification card. (vii) A current military photo identification card. (viii) A current tribal photo identification card. (ix) A current photo identification card issued by a local government. (x) A current student photo identification card issued by an educational institution. (m) Immediate family means an individuals father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, and spouse and a relative of any degree residing in the same household as that individual. Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 367 of the 102nd Legislature is enacted into law. Secretary of the Senate Clerk of the House of Representatives Approved___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Governor |
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| 1 | + | state of michigan 102nd Legislature Regular session of 2023 Introduced by Senators Chang, Moss, Singh, Brinks, Wojno, Cavanagh, Hertel, Geiss, Polehanki, Irwin, McCann, Camilleri, Cherry, Shink, McDonald Rivet, McMorrow and McBroom ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 373 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 section 2 (MCL 168.2), as amended by 2018 PA 603. The People of the State of Michigan enact: Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) Absent voter is a voter who utilizes the process described in section 759. (b) Absent voter ballot means a ballot that is issued to a voter through the absent voter process. (c) Ballot container is defined in section 14a. (d) Business day or secular day means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. (e) Clearly observable boundaries is defined in section 654a. (f) Common carrier means a company that transports mail, on reasonable request, on regular routes and at set rates. (g) Educational institution means a public or private institution, or a separate school or department of a public or private institution, that is authorized by law or an accrediting body to grant or issue a diploma, degree, certificate, or license, or to grant approval to practice a profession or engage in an enterprise, and includes, but is not limited to, an academy, high school, college, university, community college, junior college, secondary school, extension course, or a business, nursing, professional, secretarial, technical, or vocational school. (h) Election means an election or primary election at which the electors of this state or of a subdivision of this state choose or nominate by ballot an individual for public office or decide a ballot question lawfully submitted to them. (i) Election precinct is defined in section 654. (j) Fall state and county conventions and spring state and county conventions are assigned meanings in section 596. (k) General election or general November election means the election held on the November regular election date in an even numbered year. (l) Identification for election purposes means, if issued to the individual presenting the card or document and if presented for voting purposes the name on the card or document sufficiently matches the individuals name in the individuals voter registration record so as to accurately identify the individual as the registered elector, or if issued to the individual presenting the card or document and if presented for voter registration purposes, any of the following: (i) An operators or chauffeurs license issued under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923, or an enhanced driver license issued under the enhanced driver license and enhanced official state personal identification card act, 2008 PA 23, MCL 28.301 to 28.308. (ii) An official state personal identification card issued under 1972 PA 222, MCL 28.291 to 28.300, or an enhanced official state personal identification card issued under the enhanced driver license and enhanced official state personal identification card act, 2008 PA 23, MCL 28.301 to 28.308. (iii) A current operators or chauffeurs license issued by another state. (iv) A current state personal identification card issued by another state. (v) A current state government issued photo identification card. (vi) A current United States passport or federal government issued photo identification card. (vii) A current military photo identification card. (viii) A current tribal photo identification card. (ix) A current photo identification card issued by a local government. (x) A current student photo identification card issued by an educational institution. (m) Immediate family means an individuals father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, and spouse and a relative of any degree residing in the same household as that individual. Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 367 of the 102nd Legislature is enacted into law. Secretary of the Senate Clerk of the House of Representatives Approved___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Governor |
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| 25 | 23 | | Introduced by Senators Chang, Moss, Singh, Brinks, Wojno, Cavanagh, Hertel, Geiss, Polehanki, Irwin, McCann, Camilleri, Cherry, Shink, McDonald Rivet, McMorrow and McBroom |
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| 27 | 25 | | ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 373 |
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| 29 | 27 | | 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 section 2 (MCL 168.2), as amended by 2018 PA 603. |
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| 31 | 29 | | The People of the State of Michigan enact: |
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| 33 | 31 | | Sec. 2. As used in this act: |
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| 35 | 33 | | (a) Absent voter is a voter who utilizes the process described in section 759. |
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| 37 | 35 | | (b) Absent voter ballot means a ballot that is issued to a voter through the absent voter process. |
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| 39 | 37 | | (c) Ballot container is defined in section 14a. |
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| 41 | 39 | | (d) Business day or secular day means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. |
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| 43 | 41 | | (e) Clearly observable boundaries is defined in section 654a. |
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| 45 | 43 | | (f) Common carrier means a company that transports mail, on reasonable request, on regular routes and at set rates. |
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| 47 | 45 | | (g) Educational institution means a public or private institution, or a separate school or department of a public or private institution, that is authorized by law or an accrediting body to grant or issue a diploma, degree, certificate, or license, or to grant approval to practice a profession or engage in an enterprise, and includes, but is not limited to, an academy, high school, college, university, community college, junior college, secondary school, extension course, or a business, nursing, professional, secretarial, technical, or vocational school. |
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| 49 | 47 | | (h) Election means an election or primary election at which the electors of this state or of a subdivision of this state choose or nominate by ballot an individual for public office or decide a ballot question lawfully submitted to them. |
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| 51 | 49 | | (i) Election precinct is defined in section 654. |
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| 53 | 51 | | (j) Fall state and county conventions and spring state and county conventions are assigned meanings in section 596. |
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| 55 | 53 | | (k) General election or general November election means the election held on the November regular election date in an even numbered year. |
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| 57 | 55 | | (l) Identification for election purposes means, if issued to the individual presenting the card or document and if presented for voting purposes the name on the card or document sufficiently matches the individuals name in the individuals voter registration record so as to accurately identify the individual as the registered elector, or if issued to the individual presenting the card or document and if presented for voter registration purposes, any of the following: |
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| 59 | 57 | | (i) An operators or chauffeurs license issued under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923, or an enhanced driver license issued under the enhanced driver license and enhanced official state personal identification card act, 2008 PA 23, MCL 28.301 to 28.308. |
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| 61 | 59 | | (ii) An official state personal identification card issued under 1972 PA 222, MCL 28.291 to 28.300, or an enhanced official state personal identification card issued under the enhanced driver license and enhanced official state personal identification card act, 2008 PA 23, MCL 28.301 to 28.308. |
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| 63 | 61 | | (iii) A current operators or chauffeurs license issued by another state. |
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| 65 | 63 | | (iv) A current state personal identification card issued by another state. |
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| 67 | 65 | | (v) A current state government issued photo identification card. |
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| 69 | 67 | | (vi) A current United States passport or federal government issued photo identification card. |
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| 71 | 69 | | (vii) A current military photo identification card. |
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| 73 | 71 | | (viii) A current tribal photo identification card. |
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| 75 | 73 | | (ix) A current photo identification card issued by a local government. |
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| 77 | 75 | | (x) A current student photo identification card issued by an educational institution. |
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| 79 | 77 | | (m) Immediate family means an individuals father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, and spouse and a relative of any degree residing in the same household as that individual. |
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| 83 | 81 | | Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 367 of the 102nd Legislature is enacted into law. |
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| 97 | 95 | | Clerk of the House of Representatives |
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| 99 | 97 | | Approved___________________________________________ |
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| 101 | 99 | | ____________________________________________________ |
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| 103 | 101 | | Governor |
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