Bill Text: MI SB0299 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Elections: election officials; deadline for reporting of election results; extend. Amends sec. 809 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.809).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-24 - Referred To Committee On Elections [SB0299 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-SB0299-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL NO. 299
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 809 (MCL 168.809), as amended by 2013 PA 51.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 809. (1) The board of election inspectors shall seal 1 of the statement of returns and 1 of the tally sheets or the combined tally return sheet with a red state election seal in an envelope and shall address the envelope to the board of county canvassers, in care of the judge of probate. The board of election inspectors shall deliver the sealed envelope to the clerk of the township or city not later than 12 noon on the day following the election. Upon receipt of the sealed envelope, and not later than 12 noon on the day following the election, the township or city clerk shall immediately deliver the envelope to the person individual to whom addressed. The judge of probate shall deliver the sealed envelope received by him or her to the board of county canvassers when it the board meets to canvass the returns.
(2) The board of election inspectors shall seal the other statement of returns or combined tally and statement, together with the poll list, in an envelope addressed to the county clerk. The board of election inspectors shall deliver the sealed envelope to the clerk immediately upon completion of the count. The county clerk shall open the envelope at that time, compile unofficial returns, and make the returns in the envelope available to the public. The office of the county clerk shall must be open on election day for election purposes and shall remain open until the last returns have been received and the clerk completes an unofficial tabulation.
(3) If a local election to be canvassed by the board of county canvassers is not held in conjunction with a county or state election, the board of election inspectors shall deliver both sealed envelopes to the local clerk. The local clerk shall deliver both sealed envelopes to the county clerk before 11 a.m. 12 noon on the day following the election. In a city or township election, in which the city or township consists of more than 5 precincts, held in conjunction with an election to be canvassed by the board of county canvassers, the board of election inspectors shall deliver the duplicate returns required by section 806 to the city or township clerk.