HOUSE BILL NO. 4128

February 04, 2021, Introduced by Rep. Calley and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.

A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

"Michigan election law,"

by amending section 509bb (MCL 168.509bb), as added by 1994 PA 441.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 509bb. (1) A Except as otherwise provided in this act, a clerk shall not cancel or cause the cancellation of the registration of a voter an elector from the registration record of the city or township based solely upon on that registered voter's elector's failure to vote.

(2) For each registered elector who has not voted since the 2000 general November election, the secretary of state shall, by March 31, 2021, send by forwardable mail both of the following to the elector:

(a) A postage prepaid and preaddressed return card on which the elector may verify his or her current address information.

(b) A notice that contains the following statement:

"Secretary of state records indicate that you have not voted since the 2000 general November election. To confirm your status as a registered voter, please complete and return the enclosed card providing your current address to the secretary of state at least 15 days before the next election. If you do not complete and return the enclosed card to the secretary of state at least 15 days before the next election, you will be required to affirm your current address at the polls before you are permitted to vote. To keep your status as a registered voter, you must respond to this notice, vote, or engage in voting-related activity, including, but not limited to, requesting an absent voter ballot application or updating your voter registration, by the first business day after the second general November election that is held after the date on this notice."

(3) If a notice sent under subsection (2) is returned to the secretary of state by the post office as undeliverable, the secretary of state shall identify the registration record of that elector as challenged as provided in this act. If the elector does not vote or engage in voting-related activity by the first business day after the second general November election that is held after the date on the notice, the secretary of state shall cancel the registration of that elector and notify the appropriate city or township clerk of the cancellation.