HB-4478, As Passed House, June 13, 2013
March 19, 2013, Introduced by Reps. Schor, LaVoy and Kivela and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending sections 500 and 501 (MCL 168.500 and 168.501), section
501 as amended by 2005 PA 71, and by adding sections 19 and 755a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 19. As used in this act, "physical disability" means that
term as defined in section 6 of the adult foster care facility
licensing act, 1979 PA 218, MCL 400.706.
Sec.
500. If the an applicant for voter registration is unable
to write, or sign his or her name on the voter registration
application
because of a physical disability, then he
shall the
applicant may execute the registration affidavit either by making
his
or her mark and there shall be noted upon the
registration card
the
month, day and year of his birth and any other identifying
information
which shall be used in identifying said person at the
time
he makes application for voting as hereinafter more
specifically
provided or by using a
signature stamp.
Sec. 501. The original registration cards shall be filed
alphabetically
hereinafter and shall be termed the "master file".
The master file shall contain the signature of each elector
registered in the city, township, or village, unless the clerk of
the jurisdiction has access to the qualified voter file and the
elector has a digitized signature in the qualified voter file. If
an elector is unable to write, or sign his or her name because of a
physical disability, the master file shall contain the mark or
signature stamp used by that elector when a signature is required.
Sec. 755a. (1) If an elector is unable to write, or sign his
or her name on an election document because of a physical
disability, the elector may execute the election document where a
signature is required either by making his or her mark or by using
a signature stamp.
(2) As used in this section, "election document" includes, but
is not limited to, any of the following:
(a) A voter application as described in section 523.
(b) An absent voter ballot application as described in section
759 or 759a.
(c) An emergency absent voter ballot application as described
in section 759b.
(d) An absent voter ballot return envelope as described in
section 761.