September 21, 2004, Introduced by Senators CHERRY, BRATER, SCHAUER, SCOTT, THOMAS, BASHAM, JACOBS, PRUSI, BERNERO, SWITALSKI, CLARK-COLEMAN, CLARKE, OLSHOVE, LELAND and BARCIA and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 509t (MCL 168.509t), as amended by 2004 PA
92.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 509t. (1) Notwithstanding another provision of law to
2 the contrary, a person who is a qualified elector in this state
3 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 and shall provide
8 identification as required under section 303(b) of the help
9 America vote act of 2002, 42 USC 15483, if that person has not
10 previously voted in person in this state. This subsection does
1 not apply to any of the following registered voters:
2 (a) A person entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the
3 uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act.
4 (b) A person who
has with a disability as defined in
5 section 103 of the persons with disabilities civil rights act,
6 1976 PA 220, MCL 37.1103, or, for purposes of voting in person
7 only, a person who is 60 years of age or older.
8 (c) A person who is entitled to vote other than in person
9 under any other federal law.
10 (d) A person who is entitled to vote as an absent voter as
11 defined under section 758.
12 (3) This section does not preclude this state from
13 prosecuting a violation of this act that is also a violation of a
14 federal election or voting rights law.