HOUSE BILL No. 5891

 

March 13, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Vagnozzi, Robert Jones, Polidori, Constan, Clack, Alma Smith, Warren, Bauer, Miller, Simpson, Meisner, Coulouris, Kathleen Law and Ward and referred to the Committee on Ethics and Elections.

 

     A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

 

"Michigan election law,"

 

(MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 759e.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 759e. Each city, township, and village clerk shall

 

maintain a permanent absent voter list. A qualified and registered

 

elector may request to be placed on the permanent absent voter list

 

of the city, township, or village in which the elector is

 

registered to vote. A request by an elector under this section

 

shall be made to the city, township, or village clerk in person or

 

by telephone, facsimile communication, or first-class mail. The

 

clerk shall send to each elector on the permanent absent voter list

 

an application for an absent voter ballot for each election.