HOUSE BILL No. 4990

 

July 17, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Smith, Byrum, Jamnick, Tobocman, Accavitti, Bieda and Hardman and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Michigan election law,"                                                    

                                                                                

    by amending section 509t (MCL 168.509t), as amended by 1998 PA              

                                                                                

    21.                                                                         

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 509t.  (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law                  

                                                                                

2   to the contrary, a person who is a qualified elector in this                

                                                                                

3   state and who registers to vote in a manner consistent with the             

                                                                                

4   national voter registration act of 1993  ,  is considered a                 

                                                                                

5   registered voter under this act.                                            

                                                                                

6       (2) A person who registers to vote in a jurisdiction in this                

                                                                                

7   state by mail shall vote in person if that person has not                   

                                                                                

8   previously voted in person in that jurisdiction.  This subsection           

                                                                                

9   does not apply to any of the following registered voters:                   

                                                                                

10      (a) A person entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the                  

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act, Public Law             

                                                                                

2   99-410, 100 Stat. 924.                                                      

                                                                                

3       (b) A person  who has  with a disability as defined in                      

                                                                                

4   section 103 of the persons with disabilities civil rights act,              

                                                                                

5   1976 PA 220, MCL 37.1103.  , or                                             

                                                                                

6       (c) A person who is 60 years of age or older.                               

                                                                                

7       (d)  (c)  A person who is entitled to vote other than in                    

                                                                                

8   person under any other federal law.                                         

                                                                                

9       (e) A person whose signature on the voter registration                      

                                                                                

10  application by mail is notarized.                                           

                                                                                

11      (3) This section does not preclude this state from                          

                                                                                

12  prosecuting a violation of this act that is also a violation of             

                                                                                

13  any federal election or voting rights law.