Bill Text: MI HB4181 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Elections; election officials; precinct inspectors tallying precinct delegate ballots separately; change from mandatory to permissive. Amends sec. 761a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.761a).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-12 - Printed Bill Filed 02/12/2015 [HB4181 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-HB4181-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4181
February 11, 2015, Introduced by Rep. Darany and referred to the Committee on Elections.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 761a (MCL 168.761a).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
761a. In cities or townships which that have established
absent
voter ballot counting boards, when if precinct delegates are
to be elected, the clerk, when forwarding absent voter ballots to
voters, may
in addition to the regular return envelope , forward to
the absent voter a separate envelope for the return of the delegate
ballot. Delegate ballots shall be returned to the clerk by the
voter
in the special envelope in such case and the clerk shall
forward
the delegate ballots so returned to the proper precinct on
election
day. The precinct inspectors shall may tally such the
ballots
separately and add such the
totals to the precinct totals
as shown by the voting machines in completing their statements. The
secretary of state shall issue rules to implement this section.