Bill Text: MI SB0735 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Elections; registration; automatic voter registration; implement. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 493a.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-02 - Referred To Committee On Elections And Government Reform [SB0735 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-SB0735-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 735
February 2, 2016, Introduced by Senator YOUNG and referred to the Committee on Elections and Government Reform.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
(MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 493a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 493a. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the
secretary of state shall automatically register to vote each
individual who meets the qualifications of an elector under section
492 and who is issued either an operator's or chauffeur's license
pursuant to the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to
257.923, or an official state personal identification card pursuant
to 1972 PA 222, MCL 28.291 to 28.300.
(2) For purposes of subsection (1), the secretary of state
shall only automatically register to vote an individual who
indicates on his or her operator's or chauffeur's license
application, operator's or chauffeur's license renewal application,
official state personal identification card application, or
official state personal identification card renewal application
that he or she is a citizen of the United States.
(3) The secretary of state shall not automatically register to
vote an individual who declines in writing, on a form prescribed by
the secretary of state, to be registered to vote when he or she is
issued either an operator's or chauffeur's license pursuant to the
Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923, or an
official state personal identification card pursuant to 1972 PA
222, MCL 28.291 to 28.300.
(4) The secretary of state shall add any information required
under section 509q to the qualified voter file for each elector
registered pursuant to subsection (1) and shall forward the name of
each elector registered pursuant to this section to the clerk of
the city, township, or village in which each elector registered
resides.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 98th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.
04566'15 a).
(b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.
04566'15 b).
