October 21, 2009, Introduced by Senator McMANUS and referred to the Committee on Campaign and Election Oversight.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending sections 33 and 735 (MCL 168.33 and 168.735), section
33 as amended by 2002 PA 91 and section 735 as amended by 2004 PA
92, and by adding section 735a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 33. (1) The director of elections shall conduct training
schools
throughout this state preceding before
the general November
election,
and preceding such before other elections as the director
considers advisable, for county clerks and their representatives
with respect to the conducting of elections in accordance with the
election laws. Included in this training shall be instruction on
the
uniform voting system. In case any If a county clerk shall
fail
fails to conduct in his or her county a training school for
election boards within the county, the director of elections shall
conduct
such the training school, the cost of the training school
to be charged as an obligation of the county.
(2) The director of elections shall train all county, city,
and township clerks who are involved in the training of precinct
inspectors. The training shall include team training and monitoring
of their performance as trainers. The training shall also include
the use of an electronic poll book.
(3) The director of elections shall conduct all precinct
inspector training in counties where the clerk has not been
accredited to conduct the training schools.
Sec.
735. (1) At Except as
otherwise provided in section 735a,
at each primary and election, election inspectors shall keep 1 poll
book and 1 poll list. An election inspector shall enter in the poll
book, in the order in which electors are given ballots, the name of
each elector who is given a ballot and immediately after the name,
on the same line, shall enter the number of the ballot given to the
elector. For an absent voter ballot, when an election inspector
removes the ballot from the sealed absent voter envelope, the
election inspector shall enter in the poll book the name of the
absent voter and the number of the ballot.
(2) If an elector is issued a provisional ballot, an election
inspector shall enter a proper designation in the poll book,
including whether the provisional ballot was tabulated in the
precinct or was secured for verification after the election.
(3) At the completion of the precinct canvass, an election
inspector shall record on the certificate provided in the poll book
the number of each metal seal used to seal voting equipment and
ballot containers. Each member of the board of election inspectors
shall sign the certificate.
Sec. 735a. (1) The secretary of state shall do both of the
following:
(a) Develop an electronic poll book to be used at primaries
and elections in this state.
(b) Establish the necessary criteria that will enable a local
unit of government to use an electronic poll book at a primary or
an election.
(2) The secretary of state may establish a pilot project to
test the use of an electronic poll book at primaries and elections
in this state. The secretary of state shall select the local units
of government in which to test an electronic poll book under this
section.
(3) A local unit of government shall not use an electronic
poll book at a primary or election unless the local unit of
government is selected as a pilot jurisdiction by the secretary of
state under subsection (2) or unless prior written approval is
granted by the secretary of state.
(4) An electronic poll book developed pursuant to this section
shall be able to do all of the following:
(a) Access the qualified voter file to capture voter history.
(b) Allow for express voter check-in as provided in subsection
(6).
(5) An electronic poll book shall be used in accordance with
the provisions of this act.
(6) If an electronic poll book is used at a primary or
election, the local unit of government may provide an express voter
check-in for registered electors who have an operator's or
chauffeur's license issued pursuant to the Michigan vehicle code,
1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923, or an official state
identification card issued pursuant to 1972 PA 222, MCL 28.291 to
28.300. The registered elector can swipe his or her operator's or
chauffeur's license or state identification card through a card
reader and the registered elector's voter information is verified
against a voter registration database. Upon verification, the
registered elector's voter information is entered into the
electronic poll book.
(7) The secretary of state shall develop instructions
consistent with this act for securing an electronic poll book.