November 28, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Camilleri, Moss, Sowerby, Chang, Pagan, Gay-Dagnogo, Hammoud and Wittenberg and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 509x (MCL 168.509x), as added by 1994 PA 441.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
509x. An application for registration is considered to be
received
on or before the close of registration
, if 1 of the
following requirements is met:
(a) An application is received at a department of state
office, a designated voter registration agency, or the office of a
county, city, or township clerk on or before the close of
registration.
(b) An application is received through the mail that is
postmarked on or before the close of registration.
(c) An application is received through the mail on or before
the seventh day immediately following the close of registration, if
the postmark is missing or is unclear and the application, on its
face, is dated by the applicant on or before the close of
registration. The clerk shall consider an application received
pursuant
to under this subdivision as received before the close of
registration.
(d) An application is received electronically under section
509v on or before the close of registration.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 99th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5263 (request no.
00439'17 *).
(b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5262 (request no.
01937'17).