Michigan Votes Update
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Please note that the following legislative actions have been taken.
House Bill 4799: Allow 16 and 17 year olds to "preregister" to vote
Introduced by Rep. Kristy Pagan (D) on August 18, 2015, to allow 16 and 17 year olds to "preregister" to vote when they turn 18.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170059
House Bill 4800: Establish independent political redistricting commission
Introduced by Rep. Jeremy Moss (D) on August 18, 2015, to establish procedures and statutory prescriptions for implementing the proposal in House Joint Resolution AA to create a 14 member citizens redistricting commission to redraw congressional and legislative boundaries after decennial census counts, with members selected in a process overseen by the legislature’s Auditor General office.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170060
House Bill 4801: Revise campaign finance disclosure deadlines
Introduced by Rep. Jon Hoadley (D) on August 18, 2015, to revise various campaign finance disclosure filing deadlines for independent and political committees.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170061
House Bill 4802: Establish central election mistake database
Introduced by Rep. Jon Hoadley (D) on August 18, 2015, to require the Secretary of State to create a centralized registry for electors to report any errors that occur during an election. For context, see Senate Bill 329, now Public Act 43 of 2015.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170062
House Bill 4803: Revise polling place electioneering ban detail
Introduced in the House on August 18, 2015, to require local governments to ensure that electioneering that is not otherwise prohibited by state law be allowed in a nondiscriminatory manner on any property used as a polling place, while the polls are open. Under current law electioneering is prohibited within 100 feet of the doors of a polling place, in the room where voting takes place or in a connected “compartment”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170063
House Bill 4804: Create exception to mail-in registration plus absentee first-time vote ban
Introduced by Rep. Jon Hoadley (D) on August 18, 2015, to allow first-time voters to vote absentee if their voter registration signature is notarized. Under current law first-time voters who registered by mail must vote in person, so that election officials can confirm they are a real individual.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170064
House Bill 4805: Require picture ID exception notice at polling places
Introduced by Rep. Jon Hoadley (D) on August 18, 2015, to require polling places to post a written notice informing voters without a picture identification that they can still vote by signing an affidavit saying that they are who they say they are.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170065
House Bill 4806: Revise polling place electioneering ban detail
Introduced by Rep. Jon Hoadley (D) on August 18, 2015, to clarify that a prohibition on electioneering within 100 feet of a polling place is measured from the doorway into the building. Current law specifies the “entrance” to the building.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170066
House Bill 4807: Explicitly include CPL card as acceptable photo ID for voting
Introduced by Rep. Jon Hoadley (D) on August 18, 2015, to make explicit in statute that a concealed pistol license is among the forms of valid photo identification for voting. Current law requires voters to show a drivers license, state ID card or “other generally recognized picture identification card”.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170067
House Bill 4815: Mandate landlords give new tenants voter registration info
Introduced by Rep. Robert Wittenberg (D) on August 18, 2015, to mandate that landlords provide voter registration information for tenants when they move in.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170075
House Bill 4816: Allow voter registration up to 10 days before an election
Introduced by Rep. Robert Wittenberg (D) on August 18, 2015, to change the deadline for voter registration from 30 days to 10 days before an election.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=170076
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