HOUSE BILL No. 6183

 

 

June 12, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Rabhi and Geiss and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.

 

     A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

 

"Michigan election law,"

 

by amending sections 492, 495, and 510 (MCL 168.492, 168.495, and

 

168.510), section 492 as amended by 2010 PA 253 and section 495 as

 

amended by 1995 PA 87; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 492. Each person who has the following qualifications of

 

an elector, or who will have those qualifications at the next

 

election or primary election, is entitled to register as an elector

 

in the township, city, or village in which he or she resides. The

 

person shall must be a citizen of the United States; not less than

 

18 16 years of age; a resident of the this state for not less than

 

30 days; and a resident of the township, city, or village on or

 

before the thirtieth day before the next regular or special

 


election or primary election. For purposes of registering to vote

 

and voting at an election or special election for the office of

 

judge of a municipal court that exercises jurisdiction over another

 

city pursuant to under section 9928(3) of the revised judicature

 

act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.9928, a person who resides in the

 

other city over which municipal court jurisdiction is exercised is

 

considered a resident of the city in which the municipal court is

 

located.

 

     Sec. 495. The registration affidavit required under section

 

493 shall must contain all of the following:

 

     (a) The name of the elector.

 

     (b) The residence address of the elector, including the street

 

and number or rural route and box number and the apartment number,

 

if any.

 

     (c) The birthplace and date of birth of the elector.

 

     (d) The driver's driver license or state personal

 

identification card number of the elector, if available.

 

     (e) A statement that the elector is a citizen of the United

 

States.

 

     (f) A statement that the elector is at the time of completing

 

the affidavit, or will be on the date of the next election, not

 

less than 18 16 years of age.

 

     (g) A statement that the elector has or will have lived in

 

this state not less than 30 days before the next election.

 

     (h) A statement that the elector has or will have established

 

his or her residence in the township, city, or village in which the

 

elector is applying for registration not less than 30 days before


the next election.

 

     (i) A statement that the elector is or will be a qualified

 

elector of the township, city, or village on the date of the next

 

election.

 

     (j) A space in which the elector shall must state the place of

 

the elector's last registration, if any.

 

     Sec. 510. At least once a month, the county clerk shall

 

forward a list of the last known address and birth date of all

 

persons over 18 16 years of age who have died within in the county

 

to the clerk of each city or township within in the county. The

 

city or township clerk shall compare this list with the

 

registration records and cancel the registration of all deceased

 

electors.

 

     Enacting section 1. Section 758a of the Michigan election law,

 

1954 PA 116, MCL 168.758a, is repealed.

 

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Joint Resolution ____ or House Joint Resolution KK

 

(request no. 05831'18) of the 99th Legislature becomes part of the

 

state constitution of 1963 as provided in section 1 of article XII

 

of the state constitution of 1963.