Bill Text: MI HB5430 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Elections; polling places; an elector taking a photograph of himself or herself in a polling place or taking a photograph of his or her election ballot in a polling booth or voting compartment; allow, and allow an absent voter to take a photograph of his or her election ballot. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding secs. 736h & 763.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-09 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/08/2016 [HB5430 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2015-HB5430-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 5430

March 8, 2016, Introduced by Reps. Singh, Moss, LaVoy, Schor and Gay-Dagnogo and referred to the Committee on Elections.

 

     A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

 

"Michigan election law,"

 

(MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding sections 736h and 763.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 736h. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act to

 

the contrary, an elector may do any of the following:

 

     (a) Use a camera, including, but not limited to, a cellular

 

telephone camera, in a polling place to take a photograph of

 

himself or herself.

 

     (b) Use a camera, including, but not limited to, a cellular

 

telephone camera, in a polling booth or voting compartment to take

 

a photograph of his or her election ballot, whether the election

 

ballot is completed or not.

 

     (c) Use a camera, including, but not limited to, a cellular

 

telephone camera, in a polling booth or voting compartment to take

a photograph of himself or herself with his or her election ballot,

 

whether the election ballot is completed or not.

 

     Sec. 763. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act to

 

the contrary, an absent voter may do either or both of the

 

following:

 

     (a) Use a camera, including, but not limited to, a cellular

 

telephone camera, to take a photograph of his or her absent voter

 

ballot, whether the absent voter ballot is completed or not.

 

     (b) Use a camera, including, but not limited to, a cellular

 

telephone camera, to take a photograph of himself or herself with

 

his or her absent voter ballot, whether the absent voter ballot is

 

completed or not.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.