SB-0814, As Passed House, April 12, 2018

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 814

     A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

"Michigan election law,"

by amending sections 491, 492, 492a, 495, 497, 498, 500a, 500d,

500i, 501, 502, 503, 505, 506, 507a, 509o, 509p, 509r, 514, 516,

519, 520, and 521 (MCL 168.491, 168.492, 168.492a, 168.495,

168.497, 168.498, 168.500a, 168.500d, 168.500i, 168.501, 168.502,

168.503, 168.505, 168.506, 168.507a, 168.509o, 168.509p, 168.509r,

168.514, 168.516, 168.519, 168.520, and 168.521), sections 491,

497, and 507a as amended by 1989 PA 142, section 492 as amended by

2010 PA 253, sections 495 and 500a as amended by 1995 PA 87,

section 498 as amended by 2005 PA 71, section 501 as amended by

2014 PA 79, section 505 as amended by 2003 PA 302, sections 509o

and 509p as added by 1994 PA 441, section 509r as amended by 2012

PA 270, and section 514 as amended by 2012 PA 271; and to repeal

acts and parts of acts.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 491. The inspectors of election at an election, or

primary election, or special election in this state , or in a

district, county, township, city, or village in this state, shall

not receive the vote of a person an individual whose name is not

registered in the registration book or listed on the computer voter

registration precinct list of the township, ward, or on the voter

registration list generated from the qualified voter file for the

precinct in which he or she offers to vote unless the person has

met individual meets the requirements of section 507b.523a.

     Sec. 492. Each person individual who has the following

qualifications of an elector , or who will have those

qualifications at the next election or primary election, is

entitled to register as an elector in the township , or city , or

village in which he or she resides. The person shall individual

must be a citizen of the United States; not less than 18 17-1/2

years of age; a resident of the this state; for not less than 30

days; and a resident of the township , or city. , or village on or

before the thirtieth day before the next regular or special

election or primary election. For purposes of registering to vote

and voting at an election or special election for the office of

judge of a municipal court that exercises jurisdiction over another

city pursuant to section 9928(3) of the revised judicature act of

1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.9928, a person who resides in the other

city over which municipal court jurisdiction is exercised is

considered a resident of the city in which the municipal court is

located.

     Sec. 492a. A person An individual who is confined in a jail ,

and who is otherwise a qualified elector may, prior to before trial

or sentence, may, upon request, register under section 504. to

vote. The person shall be deemed individual is considered a

resident of the city , or township, and address, at which he or she

resided next prior to before confinement. A person while An

individual who is confined in a jail after being convicted and

sentenced shall is not be eligible to register to vote.

     Sec. 495. The registration affidavit required under section

493 shall application must contain all of the following:

     (a) The name of the elector.

     (b) The residence address of the elector, including the street

and number or rural route and box number and the apartment number,

if any.

     (c) The city or township and county of residence of the

elector, and the school district of the elector, if known.

(d) (c) The birthplace and date of birth of the elector.

(e) (d) The driver's driver license or state personal

identification card number of the elector, if available.

(f) (e) A statement that the elector is a citizen of the

United States.

(g) (f) A statement that the elector is at the time of

completing the affidavit, or will be on the date of the next

election, not less than 18 years of age.

(h) (g) A statement that the elector has or will have lived in

this state not less than 30 days before the next election.

(i) (h) A statement that the elector has or will have

established his or her residence in the township , or city , or

village in which the elector is applying for registration not less

than 30 days before the next election.

(j) (i) A statement that the elector is or will be a qualified

elector of the township, city, or village on the date of the next

election.

(k) (j) A space in which the elector shall state the place of

the elector's last registration, if any.

     (l) A statement that the registration is not effective until

processed by the clerk of the city or township in which the

applicant resides.

     (m) A statement that the applicant, if qualified, may vote at

an election occurring not less than 30 days after the date of

completing the application.

     (n) A statement authorizing the cancellation of registration

at the elector's last place of registration.

     (o) A space for the elector to sign and certify to the truth

of the statements on the application.

     Sec. 497. (1) A person An individual who is not registered but

possesses the qualifications of an elector as set forth provided in

section 492 , may apply for registration to the clerk of the

county, township, or city , or village in which he or she resides

on a day other than Saturday, Sunday, a legal holiday, or the day

of a regular, primary, school, or special election. Registrations

accepted between the thirtieth day preceding before an election and

the day of the election, unless the thirtieth day falls on a

Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, in which event registration

shall must be accepted during the following day, are not valid for

the election but are valid for subsequent regular, primary, school,

or special elections that are held so that not less than 30 days

intervene between the date the person individual registered and the

date of the election.

     (2) Except as otherwise provided in sections 499a to 499c,

500a to 500j, and 504, 500e, an application for registration shall

must not be executed at a place other than the office of the

county, township, or city , or village clerk or a public place or

places designated by the clerk or deputy registrar for receiving

registrations, but the clerk or deputy registrar may receive an

application wherever he or she may be. If a county, township, or

city , or village clerk does not regularly keep his or her office

open daily during certain hours, the clerk shall is not be required

to be at his or her office for the purpose of receiving

applications for registration on a particular day nor during

specific hours of a day, except as provided in section 498.

Registrations taken after the time of closing registrations before

an election need not be processed until the date immediately

following that election. A registration shall must not be placed in

a precinct registration file until the date immediately following

that election. If a person an individual registers at a time that

registrations are closed for an election, the person shall

individual must be given a notice, signed by the clerk, on a form

developed by the secretary of state, informing him or her that he

or she is not eligible to vote in the election and indicating the

first date on which he or she is eligible to vote. Except as

provided in sections 500a to 500j, 500e, the provisions of this

section relating to registration shall apply.

     Sec. 498. (1) The governing body of a township , or city , or

village may provide by resolution that in that township , or city ,

or village the clerk shall be at the clerk's office, or in some

other convenient place designated by the clerk, during the hours

designated by the governing body on the thirtieth day preceding

before an election or primary election in the township , or city ,

or village, unless the thirtieth day falls on a Saturday, Sunday,

or legal holiday, in which event registration shall must be

accepted during the same hours on the following day.

     (2) In a township , or city , or village in which the clerk

does not maintain regular daily office hours, the township board or

the legislative body of the city or village may require that the

clerk of the township , or city , or village shall be at the

clerk's office or other designated place for the purpose of

receiving applications for registration on the days which that the

board or legislative body designates, but not more than 5 days

before the last day for registration.

     (3) The clerk of each township , or city , and village shall

give public notice of the days and hours that the clerk will be at

the clerk's office or other designated place for the purpose of

receiving registrations before an election or primary election by

publication of the notice , except as provided in subsection (4)

and section 497(2), in a newspaper published or of general

circulation in the township , or city , or village and, if

considered advisable by the township , or city , or village clerk,

by posting written or printed notices in at least 2 of the most

conspicuous places in each election precinct. Except as provided in

subsection (4), the The publication or posting shall must be made

not less than 7 days before the last day for receiving

registrations. The notice of registration shall must include the

offices to be filled that will appear on the ballot. If the notice

of registration is for an election that includes a ballot proposal,

a caption or brief description of the ballot proposal along with

the location where an elector can obtain the full text of the

ballot proposal shall must be stated in the notice.

     (4) Notice of registration for a school millage election that

will be held pursuant to section 36 of the general property tax

act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.36, shall be required to be published

once and shall be made not less than 5 days before the last day for

receiving registrations as provided in section 497a.

(4) (5) A county clerk may enter into an agreement with the

clerk of 1 or more townships or cities in the county or the clerks

of 1 or more cities or townships in a county may enter into an

agreement to jointly publish the notice required in subsection (3).

The notice shall must be published in a newspaper of general

circulation in the cities and townships listed in the notice.

     Sec. 500a. (1) The secretary of state or the secretary of

state's agent shall afford a person an individual who appears in a

department of state branch office or a person an individual who

applies for renewal of an operator's or chauffeur's license under

section 307 of the Michigan vehicle code, Act No. 300 of the Public

Acts of 1949, being section 257.307 of the Michigan Compiled Laws,

1949 PA 300, MCL 257.307, an opportunity to complete an application

to register to vote or to change the person's individual's voting

registration name or address, if the applicant possesses the

qualifications of an elector on the date of application or will

possess the qualifications at the next election. This subsection

does not require a registered elector to periodically reregister or

to renew his or her registration. The application for registration

made under this section shall must contain all of the

following:information required for a registration application as

provided in section 495.

     (a) The name of the applicant.

     (b) The residence address of the applicant, including the

street and number or rural route and box number and apartment

number, if any.

     (c) The city or township and county of residence of the

applicant, and the school district of the applicant, if known.

     (d) The date of birth of the applicant.

     (e) The birthplace of the applicant.

     (f) The driver's license or state personal identification card

number of the applicant, if available.

     (g) A statement that the applicant has the qualifications of

an elector as of the date of applying for registration, or will

have the qualifications of an elector at the next election.

     (h) A statement that the registration is not effective until

processed by the clerk of the city or township in which the

applicant resides.

     (i) A statement that the applicant, if qualified, may vote at

an election occurring not less than 30 days after the date of

completing the application.

     (j) A space to indicate the applicant's last place of

registration, if any.

     (k) A statement authorizing the cancellation of registration

at the applicant's last place of registration.

     (l) A space for the applicant to sign and certify to the truth

of the statements on the application.

     (2) The applicant shall sign the application. Upon receipt of

the application, the agent shall sign the application , stamp the

application with a validation stamp, and provide the applicant with

a receipt verifying the registration application. The agent shall

promptly forward the application to the county clerk of the

applicant's residence or to a city or township clerk designated by

the secretary of state.

     Sec. 500d. A person An individual who has properly completed

an application for registration at an office of the secretary of

state or his or her agent shall be is permitted to vote in all

elections occurring not less than 30 days after making the

application if the clerk determines the person individual is

qualified. and the identification card is not returned by the post

office as provided by section 500c. If the clerk determines the

person individual is not qualified, the clerk immediately shall

send a notice to the applicant at the address stated in the

application stating the determination and the reasons therefor. A

person shall be the individual is not qualified. An individual is

permitted to vote if he or she presents at the polls a validated

voter registration application receipt and the clerk determines the

person individual is qualified.

     Sec. 500i. As used in sections 500a to 500j, 500e, "agent"

means a person appointed by the secretary of state to act as an

examining officer for the purpose of examining applicants for

operator's and chauffeur's licenses under section 309 of Act No.

300 of the Public Acts of 1949, as amended, being section 257.309

of the Michigan Compiled Laws.the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA

300, MCL 257.309.

     Sec. 501. The original master registration cards shall must be

filed alphabetically and shall must be termed the "master file".

The master file shall must contain the signature of each elector

registered in the city , or township, or village, unless the clerk

of the jurisdiction has access to the qualified voter file and the

elector has a digitized signature in the qualified voter file. If

an elector is unable to write, or sign his or her name because of a

physical disability, the master file shall must contain the mark or

signature stamp used by that elector when a signature is required.

     Sec. 502. The master file and the precinct files shall must at

all times remain in the custody of the township , or city or

village clerk. , as the case may be, except that the precinct files

shall be delivered on election day to the inspectors of election in

the several precincts who shall have custody of the same during any

election or primary election and who shall return such files to the

clerk immediately thereafter.

     Sec. 503. If either the original or duplicate registration

card, or both, of any elector shall be lost, destroyed or

mutilated, the clerk of the township, city or village shall require

the execution of a new registration affidavit by such elector. If

any such elector shall refuse or neglect to execute such affidavit

within 60 days after the mailing of a letter to such elector at the

last address from which he has registered, then the registration of

such elector may be cancelled. If either the original or duplicate

registration cards, or both, of any township, city, village, or any

ward or precinct thereof, shall be lost or destroyed, the township

board or the legislative body of the city or village shall require

a re-registration of the electors in such township, city, village,

ward or precinct. If upon an examination of the registration

records of any city, township or village, the secretary of state

determines that the registration records fail to comply with the

requirements of this act, the secretary of state may order the

clerk of the city, township or village to make the corrections in

the records necessary to comply with the provisions of this act or,

if he finds that it is impractical to correct the registration

records, he may apply to the circuit court of the circuit in which

the city, township or village is located for an order for re-

registration of the qualified electors in the city, township or

village. Upon a proper showing of need, the court shall issue the

order. In case the secretary of state directs the corrections to be

made or the circuit court orders a re-registration to be taken, the

secretary of state shall prescribe in all particulars the time and

manner in which the corrections shall be made or the re-

registration shall be taken and the disposition of the old

registration records. The cost of the corrections or re-

registration shall be borne by the city, township or village

involved.If the voter registration records are destroyed or

mutilated making them unusable, the clerk of the city or township

shall request a back-up file from the secretary of state. The

secretary of state shall provide a list of registered electors and

their signatures, if available, from the qualified voter file to

the city or township clerk. If the secretary of state is unable to

provide a back-up file to the city or township clerk, the clerk

shall require the electors to reregister as prescribed by the

secretary of state.

     Sec. 505. (1) At the time an elector is applying for

registration, the registration officer shall ascertain if the

elector is already registered as a voter. an elector. If the

elector is previously registered, the elector shall at the time of

applying for registration sign an authorization to cancel a

previous registration. The secretary of state shall prescribe forms

for this purpose. The form may be a part of the application or a

separate form. The clerk of the city or township in which the

elector is newly registered shall notify the registration officer

of the place of previous registration of the authorization to

cancel.

     (2) An authorization to cancel that indicates a previous

address in a state other than this state shall must be forwarded to

the secretary of state chief election officer of that state. Notice

may be made by forwarding the separate cancellation form, by

forwarding the portion of an application listing a previous place

of registration, or by forwarding a list certified by the clerk

containing the names of people authorizing cancellation.

     (3) Notices of cancellation shall contain the name, birth

date, and address at which the elector was previously registered,

and the name of the city or township of previous registration of

all persons authorizing cancellations. Notices shall be sent within

30 days after receipt, but not later than 5 days after the close of

registration.

(3) (4) Upon receipt of the notice, the clerk shall cancel the

registration of the persons listed on the notice. The clerk

receiving the notice shall also notify the clerk of each village in

which a person listed on the notice resides of receipt of an

authorization to cancel. An authorization to cancel a voter

registration signed by the voter elector and received from another

state or a notice from an election official of another state that

an elector has registered in that state has the same force and

effect as the notice of authorization to cancel of this state.

     Sec. 506. A registered elector may, upon change of residence

within the township , or city, or village, cause update his or her

registration to be transferred to his new address by sending to the

clerk a signed request stating his or her present address, the date

he or she moved thereto to that address, and the address from which

he or she was last registered, or by applying updating his or her

address in person. for a transfer. The clerk shall strike through

the last address, ward, and precinct number and record the new

address, ward, and precinct number on the original and duplicate

master registration cards, and shall place the original

registration card in the proper precinct file. card. Transfers

shall must not be made after the thirtieth day next preceding a

regular or special election or primary election, unless the

thirtieth day shall fall falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal

holiday, in which event registration transfers shall must be

accepted during the following day.

     Sec. 507a. (1) A registered and qualified elector of this

state who has moved from the township or city of a county in which

he or she is registered to another township or city of a different

county within the state after the sixtieth day before an election

or primary election shall be permitted to vote in the election or

primary election at the place of last registration upon the signing

of a form containing an affidavit stating that the move has taken

place. This subsection shall apply if the county in which the

elector is registered has implemented the county file as the

official file pursuant to section 509e.

(1) (2) A registered and qualified elector of this state who

has moved from the city or township in which he or she is

registered to another city or township within the this state after

the sixtieth day before an election or primary election shall be is

permitted to vote in the election or primary election at the place

of last registration upon the signing of a form containing an

affidavit stating that the move has taken place. This subsection

shall apply if the county in which the elector is registered has

not implemented the county file as the official file pursuant to

section 509e.

(2) (3) The form or forms required by this section shall must

be approved by the secretary of state, and shall must state that

the move has taken place, and shall must authorize the clerk of the

city or township to cancel the voter's elector's registration. A

voter An elector coming under this section shall be is permitted to

vote either in person or by absentee ballot.

     Sec. 509o. (1) The secretary of state shall direct and

supervise the establishment and maintenance of a statewide

qualified voter file. The secretary of state shall establish the

technology to implement the qualified voter file. on or before

January 1, 1997. The qualified voter file shall be is the official

file for the conduct of all elections held in this state. on or

after January 1, 1998. The secretary of state may direct that all

or any part of the city , or township , or village registration

files shall be used in conjunction with the qualified voter file at

the first state primary and election held after the creation of the

qualified voter file.

     (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the

contrary, beginning January 1, 1998, a person an individual who

appears to vote in an election and whose name appears in the

qualified voter file for that city, township, village, or school

district is considered a registered voter elector of that city,

township, village, or school district under this act.

     (3) The secretary of state, a designated voter registration

agency, or a county, city, or township , or village clerk shall not

place a name of an individual into the qualified voter file unless

that person individual signs an application as prescribed in

section 509r(3). The secretary of state or a designated voter

registration agency shall not allow a person an individual to

indicate a different address than the address in either the

secretary of state's or designated voter registration agency's

files to be placed in the qualified voter file.

     Sec. 509p. The qualified voter file shall must consist of all

of the following components:

     (a) A computer file that has the capacity to maintain a number

of records equal to or greater than the voting age population of

this state.

     (b) An electronic network that allows participating designated

executive departments, state agencies, and county, city, and

township , and village clerks to electronically add, change, or

delete records contained in the qualified voter file.

     (c) An interactive electronic communication system that allows

access to records in the file of qualified voters electors residing

in a county, city, or township for the purpose of receiving copies

of the county, city, or township file, transmitting data to the

county, city, or township file, or reviewing and printing the

county, city, or township file. The interactive electronic

communication system shall must be designed to permit counties,

cities, or townships that are capable of accessing the interactive

electronic communication system to add, change, or delete records

regarding qualified voters electors in the qualified voter file.

     (d) A statewide street address index in an electronic medium

that will accurately identify the city or township of each record

and by January 1, 1998, accurately identify the precinct of each

record in the qualified voter file.

     Sec. 509r. (1) The secretary of state shall establish and

maintain the computer system and programs necessary to the

operation of the qualified voter file. The secretary of state shall

allow each county, city, or township , or village access to the

qualified voter file. The county, city, and township , and village

clerks shall verify the accuracy of the names and addresses of

registered voters electors in the qualified voter file.

     (2) Subject to subsection (3), the secretary of state and

county, city, and township , and village clerks shall compile the

qualified voter file that consists of all qualified electors from

the following sources and in the following priority:

     (a) A driver's driver license or, if there is no driver's

driver license, a state personal identification card, including

renewals and changes of address with the department of state.

     (b) An application for benefits or services, including

renewals and changes of address, taken by a designated voter

registration agency.

     (c) An application to register to vote taken by a county,

city, or township , or village clerk.

     (3) A person An individual whose name does not otherwise

appear in the qualified voter file shall must be placed in the

qualified voter file only if the person individual signs under

penalty of perjury an application that contains an attestation that

the applicant meets all of the following requirements:

     (a) Is 17-1/2 years of age or older.

     (b) Is a citizen of the United States and this state.

     (c) Is a resident of the city or township where the person's

individual's street address is located.

     (4) A designated voter registration agency or a county, city,

township, or village clerk shall not add to, delete from, or change

any information contained in the qualified voter file during the

period beginning on the seventh day before an election and ending

on the day of the election.

     (5) The secretary of state shall create an inactive voter

file.

     (6) If a voter an elector is sent a notice under section 509aa

to confirm the voter's elector's residence information or if a

voter an elector does not vote for 6 consecutive years, the

secretary of state shall place the registration record of that

voter elector in the inactive voter file. The registration record

of that voter shall elector must remain in the inactive voter file

until 1 of the following occurs:

     (a) The voter elector votes at an election.

     (b) The voter elector responds to a notice sent under section

509aa.

     (c) Another voter registration transaction involving that

voter elector occurs.

     (7) While the registration record of a voter an elector is in

the inactive voter file, the voter elector remains eligible to vote

and his or her name shall must appear on the precinct voter

registration list.

     (8) If the registration record of a voter an elector is in the

inactive voter file because the voter elector was sent a notice

under section 509aa to confirm the voter's elector's residence

information and that voter elector votes at an election by absent

voter ballot, that absent voter ballot shall must be marked in the

same manner as a challenged ballot as provided in section 727.

     Sec. 514. If the registration of an elector is canceled, the

clerk shall make a proper entry on the original and duplicate

master registration cards, card, indicating the date and the cause

for cancellation, and shall affix his or her signature to the

entries. All copies of the canceled registration cards shall must

be filed in the office of the clerk. All duplicates of the original

master registration cards card canceled may be destroyed 2 years

after the registrations are registration is canceled. The clerk may

also destroy the original master registration cards card of an

elector 5 years after the date of cancellation of the elector's

registration. , if the registration is not reinstated within that

period. The clerk may also destroy any canceled original master

registration cards 2 years after the date of cancellation if the

canceled registration cards are reproduced under the records

reproduction act, 1992 PA 116, MCL 24.401 to 24.406, and the

reproductions are on file in the office of the clerk. The

reproductions may be destroyed after the expiration of the

statutory retention date of the reproduced records. The

registration records, if combustible, shall be destroyed by

burning.A voter registration that has been canceled due to an

elector moving out of the jurisdiction must not be reinstated if

the elector moves back to the jurisdiction and a new voter

registration is required for that elector.

     Sec. 516. The registration record shall must be open for

public inspection. under rules and regulations prescribed by the

clerk.

     Sec. 519. No A township , or city or village clerk or

assistant clerk shall not register any person whom such an

individual if the clerk shall know knows or have has good reason to

believe that the individual is not to be a resident and so

qualified. , nor shall any person knowingly An individual shall not

register as an elector if he or she knows or having has good reason

to believe himself that he or she is not to be such a resident and

so qualified. , cause himself to be registered as an elector. Every

person so offending, or who shall aid or abet another in so

offending, shall upon conviction be adjudged An individual who

violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

     Sec. 520. Whenever it shall come to the knowledge of any If a

township , or city or village clerk has knowledge that there is a

probable illegal or fraudulent registration in his the township ,

or city, or village, or in any ward or precinct thereof, he shall

have of the township or city, the clerk has the power and it shall

be his duty to make a full investigation of the facts concerning

such the registration and to ascertain whether any names have name

has been illegally or fraudulently registered. To this end, such A

township or city clerk is hereby authorized and empowered to call

upon the police department of the city or the sheriff of his the

county in which the city is located, or both, to assist in making

such the investigation, and said the police department and said the

sheriff are hereby required to render such assistance whenever such

if the clerk shall make makes a request therefor, for assistance,

and to furnish such the clerk at his or her request with all

available men to assist assistance in making such the

investigation. Any such A township or city clerk is hereby further

authorized and empowered whenever he deems if he or she considers

it necessary or advisable to appoint assistant examiners for the

purpose of such the investigation. Bills for the services of such

the examiner shall must be approved by such the clerk and shall

must be audited and paid by the township board or legislative body

of the city or village, as the case may be, in the same manner as

the expenses of conducting elections are paid.

     Sec. 521. Whenever any If a township , or city or village

clerk shall determine determines that any name has been illegally

or fraudulently entered upon the registration records of any

precinct in his the township , or city, or village, he the clerk

shall remove such that name from the registration records and shall

notify the person individual whose name is removed of such the

removal by registered or certified mail directed to him the

individual at the address given on the registration records. , and

any person An individual representing himself or herself to be the

person individual whose name is so removed shall is not be

permitted to vote unless he shall show the individual shows to such

the clerk that his or her name was wrongfully removed from the

registration records, in which case his or her name shall must be

reinstated. : Provided, however, That However, any person

individual aggrieved by such the action of any such clerk may

review such the action and seek the reinstatement of his or her

name by mandamus and the proceedings and judgment of the court in

Senate Bill No. 814 as amended April 10, 2018

such the case shall be are subject to review in the supreme court.

, or if such If a clerk has good reason to believe that any name

has been illegally or fraudulently entered upon said the

registration records and he shall the clerk does not remove such

the name as herein provided in this section, he the clerk shall

write the word "challenged" upon the registration card of such

person the individual and shall lay before the prosecuting attorney

of the county all the facts touching such concerning the

registration. If any person an individual whose registration card

has been so marked shall offer offers to vote at any election, the

inspectors of election shall at such that time examine him the

individual under oath as to his or her qualifications as an elector

in such the ward or precinct, the same in all respects and with

like effect as though he or she had been challenged at the election

by a challenger. thereof.

     Enacting section 1. Sections 494, 497a, 500c, 500h, 500j,

507b, 509s, 517, and 522a of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA

116, MCL 168.494, 168.497a, 168.500c, 168.500h, 168.500j, 168.507b,

168.509s, 168.517, and 168.522a, are repealed.

[Enacting section 2. This amendatory act takes effect December 31,

2018.                               ]