July 14, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Moss, Sarah Roberts, Durhal, Hoadley, Pagan, Chang, Geiss, Zemke, Guerra, Wittenberg, Yanez, Greig, Singh, Irwin and Kivela and referred to the Committee on Elections.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 509t (MCL 168.509t), as amended by 2004 PA 92.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 509t. (1) Notwithstanding another provision of law to the
contrary, a person who is a qualified elector in this state and who
registers to vote in a manner consistent with the national voter
registration act of 1993 is considered a registered voter under
this act.
(2) A person who registers to vote in a jurisdiction in this
state by mail shall vote in person and shall provide identification
as required under section 303(b) of the help America vote act of
2002, 42 USC 15483, if that person has not previously voted in
person in this state. This subsection does not apply to any of the
following registered voters:
(a) A person entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the
uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act.
(b)
A person who has with a disability as defined in section
103 of the persons with disabilities civil rights act, 1976 PA 220,
MCL
37.1103. , or, for purposes of voting in person only, a
person
who
is 60 years of age or older.
(c) A person who is entitled to vote other than in person
under any other federal law.
(d) As to the requirement to vote in person only, any other
person who is entitled to vote as an absent voter as defined under
section 758.
(3) This section does not preclude this state from prosecuting
a violation of this act that is also a violation of a federal
election or voting rights law.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.