Committee Bill Records 2019-2020 Elections

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SB 0071 of 2019 (PA 302 of 2020) Elections Tom Barrett Elections: voting procedures; provisions in the Michigan election law regarding individuals in the address confidentiality program; provide for. Amends secs. 509q, 759 & 761 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.509q et seq.) & adds secs. 499b & 735a. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0070'19 REFERRED 1/29/2019
SB 0078 of 2019 Elections Paul Wojno Elections; ballots; ballot instructions to be printed on ballot; require. Amends secs. 560, 568, 706, 736b, 736c, 736d, 736e, 736g, 764 & 764a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.560 et seq.). REFERRED 1/29/2019
SB 0079 of 2019 Elections Paul Wojno Elections; absent voters; procedure for returning absentee ballot; revise. Amends sec. 759a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759a). REFERRED 1/29/2019
SB 0117 of 2019 Elections Adam Hollier Elections: absent voters; electronic return of absent voter ballots by military voters and their spouses; provide for. Amends sec. 759a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759a). 2019-05-08, 2019-05-08, 2019-05-08, 2019-05-08, 2019-05-22, 2019-05-22 REFERRED 2/20/2019
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
SB 0164 of 2019 Elections Stephanie Chang Elections; recounts; provisions regarding election precincts that cannot be recounted; remove. Amends secs. 867, 871, 874 & 881 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.867 et seq.). REFERRED 3/5/2019
SB 0297 of 2019 Elections Paul Wojno Elections: absent voters; definition of United States Department of Defense verified electronic signature; provide for. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 18a. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0117'19 2019-05-08, 2019-05-08, 2019-05-22, 2019-05-22 REFERRED 5/7/2019
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 0411 of 2019 Elections Sean McCann Campaign finance: other; certain campaign contribution limits; reduce. Amends secs. 52, 52a & 69 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.252 et seq.) & repeals sec. 46 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.246). REFERRED 8/20/2019
SB 0458 of 2019 Elections Jeff Irwin Elections: offenses; provision related to false designation of incumbency; repeal. Repeals sec. 944 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.944). REFERRED 8/28/2019
SB 0495 of 2019 Elections Stephanie Chang Elections; voters; definition of identification for election purposes; expand to include current county and municipally issued photo identification cards. Amends sec. 2 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.2). REFERRED 9/5/2019
SB 0510 of 2019 Elections Ed McBroom Elections: local; nonpartisan county and township elections; allow under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 192, 193, 197, 200, 253, 254, 258, 261, 345, 349, 355, 370, 370a, 561, 696, 697 & 699 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.192 et seq.) & adds secs. 192a, 193a, 193b, 197a, 200a, 253a, 254a, 254b, 258a, 261a, 345a, 349b, 349c, 356a & 357a. REFERRED 9/12/2019
SB 0511 of 2019 Elections Ed McBroom Elections; local; nonpartisan county commissioner elections; allow under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 11 of 1966 PA 261 (MCL 46.411) & adds sec. 11c. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0510'19 REFERRED 9/12/2019
SB 0512 of 2019 Elections Ed McBroom Counties; charter; nonpartisan election of county officers; allow under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 14 of 1966 PA 293 (MCL 45.514). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0510'19 REFERRED 9/12/2019
SB 0704 of 2020 Elections Ed McBroom Campaign finance: contributions and expenditures; acceptance of certain contributions by judge or justice; prohibit. Amends 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.201 - 169.282) by adding sec. 30a. REFERRED 1/8/2020
SB 0710 of 2020 Elections Peter J. Lucido Elections: registration; delivery of voter identification card electronically; provide for. Amends secs. 495 & 499 of 1954 PA 116 (MCl 168.495 & 168.499). REFERRED 1/8/2020
SB 0756 of 2020 Elections Ruth Johnson Elections: election officials; election inspectors working in shifts on an absent voter counting board after the polls close on election day; allow. Amends sec. 765a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.765a). 2020-02-13, 2020-02-13, 2020-02-13, 2020-02-13 REFERRED 1/28/2020
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
SB 0757 of 2020 (PA 177 of 2020) Elections Ruth Johnson Elections: election officials; certain city and township clerks opening absent voter ballot return envelopes on the day before election day; authorize, allow precinct election inspectors to work in shifts, require notice to electors for mismatched or missing signatures on an absent voter ballot application or return envelope, and provide requirements for absent voter ballot drop boxes. Amends secs. 759, 761, 764a, 765, 765a & 765b of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759 et seq.) & adds secs. 14b, 24k & 761d. 2020-02-13, 2020-02-13, 2020-02-13, 2020-02-13 REFERRED 1/28/2020
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
SB 0759 of 2020 Elections Sylvia Santana Records: other; reporting of pre-incarceration address of incarcerated individuals by the department of corrections for voting district population counts; require. Creates new act. REFERRED 1/28/2020
SB 0866 of 2020 Elections Adam Hollier Cities: home rule; charter amendments by resolution and without a vote of the electors; provide for under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 5 of 1909 PA 279 (MCL 117.5). REFERRED 4/24/2020
SB 0867 of 2020 Elections Adam Hollier Elections: absent voters; authorize clerks to open and prepare absent voter ballots before an election; allow secretary of state to adopt rules. Amends secs. 765, 765a & 765b of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.765 et seq). REFERRED 4/24/2020
SB 0909 of 2020 Elections Jeff Irwin Elections: voting procedures; elections by absent voter ballot; require. Amends secs. 3, 31, 301, 305, 355, 385, 480, 491, 499e, 500d, 576, 579, 580, 653a, 654, 659, 660, 662, 668, 669, 672, 678, 679, 715, 720, 721, 723, 727, 731, 733, 736b, 736c, 736d, 736e, 737a, 741, 751, 754, 755a, 757, 759a, 759b, 761b, 764a, 764b, 765, 765a, 794, 795, 796, 797b, 811, 829, 931 & 932 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.3 et seq.), adds sec. 641a & repeals secs. 346, 507, 523, 523a, 575, 577, 663, 664, 668a, 675, 709, 717, 722, 724, 726, 729, 736, 736a, 738, 740, 742, 743, 744, 744a, 746, 749, 762, 769, 797, 797a, 801, 813, & 932e of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.346 et seq.). REFERRED 5/6/2020
SB 0977 of 2020 Elections Kevin Daley Elections: offenses; certain felonies involving absent voter ballot applications; create. Amends sec. 759 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759). 2020-06-24, 2020-06-24, 2020-06-24, 2020-06-24 REFERRED 6/18/2020
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 0978 of 2020 Elections Kevin Daley Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain Michigan election law violations dealing with absent voter ballot applications; provide for. Amends sec. 11d of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.11d). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0977'20, HB 5880'20 2020-06-24, 2020-06-24, 2020-06-24, 2020-06-24 REFERRED 6/18/2020
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
SB 1082 of 2020 Elections Aric Nesbitt Elections: scheduling; May regular election and August regular election; eliminate, and replace with March regular election and June regular election. Amends secs. 3, 52, 53, 92, 93, 132, 133, 162, 163, 192, 193, 253, 254, 322, 345, 349, 370, 409a, 412, 432, 433, 467a, 534, 535, 551, 559, 591, 592, 598, 611, 623a, 641, 642, 642a, 686a, 737a, 821, 963 & 970e of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.3 et seq.) REFERRED 9/2/2020
SB 1083 of 2020 Elections Paul Wojno Elections: scheduling; reference to August primary election in 1851 PA 156; revise to June primary election. Amends sec. 16c of 1851 PA 156 (MCL 46.16c). TIE BAR WITH: SB 1082'20 REFERRED 9/2/2020
SB 1084 of 2020 Elections Aric Nesbitt Elections: scheduling; reference to May election date in the revised school code; remove. Amends secs. 702 & 703 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.702 & 380.703). TIE BAR WITH: SB 1082'20 REFERRED 9/2/2020
SB 1085 of 2020 Elections Paul Wojno Elections: scheduling; reference to August primary election in the revised judicature act of 1961; revise to June primary election. Amends secs. 550, 550a, 805, 8175 & 8176 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.550 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 1082'20 REFERRED 9/2/2020
SB 1114 of 2020 Elections Betty Jean Alexander Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain Michigan election law violations dealing with absent voter ballot drop boxes; provide for. Amends sec. 11d, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.11d). TIE BAR WITH: SB 1115'20 REFERRED 9/15/2020
SB 1115 of 2020 Elections Betty Jean Alexander 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. REFERRED 9/15/2020
SB 1143 of 2020 Elections Ruth Johnson Elections: candidates; affidavit of identity; expand, and clarify requirements. Amends sec. 558 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.558). REFERRED 9/23/2020
SB 1209 of 2020 Elections Jeremy Moss Elections: offenses; organization employing a circulator who misrepresents the contents of a ballot question or recall petition; provide for invalidating signatures. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding secs. 484a & 956a. REFERRED 11/5/2020
SB 1210 of 2020 Elections Mallory McMorrow Elections: petitions; procedure for removal of name and signature from a ballot question or recall petition; create. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding secs. 473a & 960a. REFERRED 11/5/2020
SB 1211 of 2020 Elections Curtis Hertel, Jr. Elections: campaign practices; organizations employing an individual as a petition signature gatherer if that individual has been convicted of an election crime; prohibit. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding secs. 484b & 956b. REFERRED 11/5/2020
SB 1212 of 2020 Elections Adam Hollier Elections: campaign practices; individual circulating a petition; prohibit from being paid for each petition signature collected, and require petition circulators to be paid an hourly wage. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding secs. 483b & 957a. REFERRED 11/5/2020
SB 1213 of 2020 Elections Jeff Irwin Elections: petitions; process for counting duplicate petition signatures; provide for, and eliminate penalties. Amends secs. 482, 590h, 685, 957 & 958 (MCL 168.482 et seq.); adds secs. 482f & 547 & repeals sec. 547a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.547a). REFERRED 11/5/2020
HB 4291 of 2019 Elections Julie Calley Campaign finance: statements and reports; campaign statement filing schedules; modify. Amends secs. 33 & 34 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.233 & 169.234). REFERRED 1/21/2020
HB 4446 of 2019 (PA 93 of 2019) Elections Julie Calley Campaign finance: contributions and expenditures; campaign fund deposits; clarify source of, limit certain payments of costs by connected organizations, and add certain reporting requirements. Amends secs. 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 21, 24, 26, 34, 35, 41, 51, 54 & 55 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.204 et seq.). 2019-09-04, 2019-09-04, 2019-09-04, 2019-09-04 REFERRED 8/20/2019
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)
HB 4823 of 2019 Elections Joseph Bellino Jr. Property tax: millage; regional enhancement millage ballot language; revise. Amends sec. 24f of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.24f). REFERRED 1/8/2020
HB 5141 of 2019 (PA 95 of 2020) Elections Julie Calley Elections: absent voters; local agreements dealing with absent voter counting boards and combined absent voter counting boards; allow. Amends secs. 765 & 765a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.765 & 168.765a) & adds sec. 764d. 2020-03-11, 2020-03-11 REFERRED 2/20/2020
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT