Public Act 128 of 2012

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• Introduced by Rep. Eileen Kowall (R) on September 20, 2011, to require instructions on how to correctly fill out a ballot to be placed in each voting booth, and be given to each absentee voter.
  • Referred to the House Redistricting and Elections Committee on September 20, 2011.
    • Reported in the House on November 29, 2011, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 76 to 32 in the House on December 7, 2011.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on December 8, 2011.
  • Referred to the Senate Local Government & Elections Committee on December 8, 2011.
    • Reported in the Senate on May 8, 2012, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on May 8, 2012. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on May 8, 2012.
• Passed 26 to 11 in the Senate on May 8, 2012, to require instructions on how to correctly fill out a ballot to be placed in each voting booth, and be given to each absentee voter.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on May 8, 2012.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. David Nathan (D) on May 10, 2012. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on May 10, 2012.
• Passed 64 to 43 in the House on May 10, 2012.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on May 11, 2012.