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2021 Senate Bill 273: Prescribe absentee ballot "drop box" rules and restrictions
Introduced by Sen. Ruth Johnson R-Holly on March 24, 2021
To establish rules on the use of absentee ballot drop boxes by cities and townships. Among other things, a drop box would have to be approved by both the Secretary of State and the county board of canvassers. Drop boxes would have to be monitored at all times with video cameras, with the recordings kept for at least a month after the election. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Elections Committee on March 24, 2021
Reported in the Senate on November 30, 2021
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Received in the House on December 9, 2021
Referred to the House Elections and Ethics Committee on December 9, 2021
Reported in the House on May 24, 2022
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.