Introduced
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To make absentee voting easier for those electors who are temporarily residing overseas or in the District of Columbia, including members of the armed services, and who apply to vote as absentee voters by federal postcard. The bill was introduced to make Michigan's election law comply with recent federal mandates.
Referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one recommended by the committee which reported it. The substitute incorporates technical changes resulting from committee testimony and deliberation. This version was subsequently superceded by another substitute.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one which incorporates technical changes, and which repeals a requirement that local clerks annually examine voter registration records for electors who have not voted within the preceding five years.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 108 to 0 (details)
To make absentee voting easier for those electors who are temporarily residing overseas or in the District of Columbia, including members of the armed services, and who apply to vote as absentee voters by federal postcard. The bill was introduced to make Michigan's election law comply with recent federal mandates. It also repeals a requirement that local clerks annually examine voter registration records for electors who have not voted within the preceding five years. Another state law allows clerks to consider the five-year inactivity as reliable information that the elector has moved, and cancel the registration. This law is not affected by the bill.
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Reform
