Bill Text: MI HB6178 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Elections: election officials; procedure to remove certain electors listed on the qualified voter file who have not recently voted; provide for. Amends sec. 509bb of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.509bb).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-12-01 - Placed On Third Reading [HB6178 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB6178-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 6178
September 03, 2020, Introduced by Reps. Calley,
Hall and Marino and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 509bb (MCL 168.509bb), as added by 1994 PA 441.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 509bb. (1) A Except as otherwise provided in this act, a clerk
shall not cancel or cause the cancellation of the registration of a voter an elector from the registration record
of the city or township based solely upon on that
registered voter's elector's failure to vote.
(2)
For each registered elector who has not voted since the 2000 general November
election, the secretary of state shall, by March 31, 2021, send by forwardable
mail both of the following to the elector:
(a)
A postage prepaid and preaddressed return card on which the elector may verify
his or her current address information.
(b)
A notice that contains the following statement:
"The
secretary of state has received information indicating the elector has not
voted since the 2000 general November election. If the elector has not moved to
another city or township and wishes to remain registered to vote, the elector
must complete and return the enclosed card to the secretary of state with a
postmark of 15 days or more before the date of the next election. If the enclosed
card is not completed and returned to the secretary of state with a postmark of
15 days or more before the date of the next election, the elector may be
required to affirm his or her current address before being permitted to vote.
Further, if the elector does not engage in any voter initiated activity within
the period beginning on the date of the notice and ending on the first business
day immediately following the second general November election that is held
after the date on the notice, the registration of the elector will be
canceled."
(3) If a notice sent under subsection (2) is returned to the secretary of state by the post office as undeliverable, the secretary of state shall identify the registration record of that elector as challenged as provided in this act. If the elector does not engage in any voter initiated activity within the period beginning on the date of the notice and ending on the first business day immediately following the second general November election that is held after the date on the notice, the secretary of state shall cancel the registration of that elector and notify the appropriate city or township clerk of the cancellation.
