Bill Text: MI HB5119 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Elections; election officials; jurisdiction in which a precinct election inspector may serve; expand. Amends sec. 677 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.677).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-06-06 - Assigned Pa 157'12 With Immediate Effect [HB5119 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2011-HB5119-Engrossed.html
HB-5119, As Passed House, February 1, 2012
HOUSE BILL No. 5119
October 25, 2011, Introduced by Reps. Outman and McBroom and referred to the Committee on Redistricting and Elections.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 677 (MCL 168.677), as amended by 1997 PA 158.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 677. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4),
a precinct election inspector shall be a qualified and registered
elector
of the county in which he or she serves or, in the case of
a
local unit of government that lies in more than 1 county, is a
qualified
and registered elector of the local unit of government in
which
the election is being held, this
state, shall have a good
reputation, and shall have sufficient education and clerical
ability to perform the duties of the office. A person shall not be
appointed to a board of election inspectors unless the person has
filed an application with a city, township, or village clerk in
that county where the individual wishes to serve as election
inspector.
(2) The application shall be in his or her own handwriting and
shall contain the applicant's name, home address, ward and precinct
registration
if any, date of birth, length of residence in the
county,
political party affiliation,
education, employment, and
other experience qualifications. The application shall provide a
certification that the applicant is not a member or a known active
advocate, as that term is defined in section 674, of a political
party other than the one entered on the application. The form of
the application under this section shall be approved by the state
director of elections. The clerk shall maintain a file of
applications filed under this section and make the applications
available for public inspection at the clerk's office during normal
business hours.
(3) A person shall not be knowingly appointed or permitted to
act as a precinct election inspector if the person or any member of
his or her immediate family is a candidate for nomination or
election to any office at the election or who has been convicted of
a felony or election crime. A person shall not be permitted to act
as an election inspector if he or she has failed to attend a school
of instruction or failed to take an examination as provided in
section 683. This section does not prohibit the candidate for or
delegate to a political party convention from acting as an election
inspector in a precinct other than the precinct in which he or she
resides. An election shall not be invalidated merely because of the
violation of the provisions of this section.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and
subject to subsection (5), a person who is 16 or 17 years of age
and
who is a resident of the county in which he or she serves or,
in
the case of a local unit of government that lies in more than 1
county,
is a resident of the local unit of government in which the
election
is being held may be appointed to a
board of election
inspectors. Before a person may be appointed under this subsection,
the first 3 members of the board required to be appointed under
section 672 must meet the requirements of subsections (1) to (3). A
person who is appointed under this subsection must meet the
requirements of subsections (1) to (3) other than being a qualified
and
registered elector of the county in which he or she serves.
this state. A person who is appointed under this subsection is not
eligible to be designated as chairperson of the board under section
674.
(5) If a person seeking appointment to a board of election
inspectors under subsection (4) is attending a K-12 school and if
an election falls on a school day, the person shall provide to the
clerk, along with the application filed under subsections (1) and
(2), a written document from his or her school specifically
acknowledging that person's application for appointment to the
board of election inspectors and specifically excusing that person
from
school on the date of service, if such the appointment is
made.
