2023 Senate Bill 259 / Public Act 25

Elections: absent voters; tabulating absent voter ballots received up to 6 days after an election from an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter; provide for.

An act to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “An act to reorganize, consolidate, and add to the election laws; to provide for election officials and prescribe their powers and duties; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, state agencies, and state and local officials and employees; to provide for the nomination and election of candidates for public office; to provide for the resignation, removal, and recall of certain public officers; to provide for the filling of vacancies in public office; to provide for and regulate primaries and elections; to provide for the purity of elections; to guard against the abuse of the elective franchise; to define violations of this act; to provide appropriations; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal certain acts and all other acts inconsistent with this act,” by amending sections 759a and 764a (MCL 168.759a and 168.764a), section 759a as amended by 2022 PA 197 and section 764a as amended by 2020 PA 177.

Introduced in the Senate

April 11, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Paul Wojno (D-10)

Referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics

April 12, 2023

Reported with substitute S-1

April 19, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Reported with substitute S-1

Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 24 to 14 (details)

Received in the House

April 19, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Elections

April 20, 2023

Reported without amendment

April 26, 2023

Substitute H-2 offered by Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75)

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Rachelle Smit (R-43)

1.

Amend page 10, line 1, after “is” by striking out “missing or”.

2.

Amend page 10, line 11, after “is” by striking out “missing or”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Jay DeBoyer (R-63)

1. Amend page 10, line 21, after “any” by striking out “delivery service” and inserting “common carrier”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 56 to 52 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

April 27, 2023

Substitute H-2 concurred in 23 to 14 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

May 1, 2023