Bill Text: MI HB5855 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced

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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) 2014-09-24 - Printed Bill Filed 09/24/2014 [HB5855 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2013-HB5855-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 5855

 

September 23, 2014, Introduced by Rep. Darany and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.

 

     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.