Highlights:

• Defines "provisional ballot" as a special ballot utilized for an individual who is not listed on the voter registration list at the polling place that is tabulated only after verification of the individual's eligibility to vote (Sec. 523-9).

• Specifies if an individual who has applied to register to vote on or before election day appears at a polling place on election day and completes an application is not listed on the voter registration list, the election inspector will issue a ballot to the individual as follows (Sec. 523a-1):

• For an individual who presents a receipt issued by a department of state office, a designated voter registration agency, or the elector's county, city, or township clerk's office verifying the acceptance of a voter registration application and completes a new voter registration application, the election inspector will allow the individual to vote a ballot in the same manner as an elector whose name is listed on the voter registration list; and

• For an individual who does not present a receipt verifying the acceptance of a voter registration application, the election inspector shall determine whether the individual is in the appropriate polling place based on residence information provided by the individual.

• Requires an individual signing a sworn statement to complete a new voter registration application. The individual will state the approximate date and in what manner the registration application was submitted (Sec. 523a-2):

• To a department of state office;

• To a designated voter registration agency;

• To the office of his or her county, city, or township clerk; and

• By a mailed application.

• Requires the election inspector to contact the city or township clerk to verify whether the individual who signed the sworn statement is listed in the registration records of the jurisdiction or whether there is any information contrary to the content of the sworn statement (Sec. 523a-3).

• Requires the election inspector to accept a document containing the name and current residence address of the voter as sufficient documentation to issue a provisional ballot if it is one of the following documents (Sec. 523a-5):

• A current utility bill;

• A current bank statement; and

• A current paycheck, government check, or other government documents.

• Establishes within 6 days after an election, for each provisional ballot that was placed in a provisional ballot return envelope, the city or township clerk will determine whether the individual voting the provisional ballot was eligible to vote a ballot and whether to tabulate the provisional ballot (Sec. 813-1).

Vetoed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with senate amendments and pass a bill that requires voters who cast a provisional ballot to confirm their information with the local clerk within 6 days in order for their vote to count.

Highlights:

• Defines "provisional ballot" as a special ballot utilized for an individual who is not listed on the voter registration list at the polling place that is tabulated only after verification of the individual's eligibility to vote (Sec. 523-9).

• Specifies if an individual who has applied to register to vote on or before election day appears at a polling place on election day and completes an application is not listed on the voter registration list, the election inspector will issue a ballot to the individual as follows (Sec. 523a-1):

• For an individual who presents a receipt issued by a department of state office, a designated voter registration agency, or the elector's county, city, or township clerk's office verifying the acceptance of a voter registration application and completes a new voter registration application, the election inspector will allow the individual to vote a ballot in the same manner as an elector whose name is listed on the voter registration list; and

• For an individual who does not present a receipt verifying the acceptance of a voter registration application, the election inspector shall determine whether the individual is in the appropriate polling place based on residence information provided by the individual.

• Requires an individual signing a sworn statement to complete a new voter registration application. The individual will state the approximate date and in what manner the registration application was submitted (Sec. 523a-2):

• To a department of state office;

• To a designated voter registration agency;

• To the office of his or her county, city, or township clerk; and

• By a mailed application.

• Requires the election inspector to contact the city or township clerk to verify whether the individual who signed the sworn statement is listed in the registration records of the jurisdiction or whether there is any information contrary to the content of the sworn statement (Sec. 523a-3).

• Requires the election inspector to accept a document containing the name and current residence address of the voter as sufficient documentation to issue a provisional ballot if it is one of the following documents (Sec. 523a-5):

• A current utility bill;

• A current bank statement; and

• A current paycheck, government check, or other government documents.

• Establishes within 6 days after an election, for each provisional ballot that was placed in a provisional ballot return envelope, the city or township clerk will determine whether the individual voting the provisional ballot was eligible to vote a ballot and whether to tabulate the provisional ballot (Sec. 813-1).

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires voters who cast a provisional ballot to confirm their information with the local clerk within 6 days in order for their vote to count.

Highlights:

• Defines "provisional ballot" as a special ballot utilized for an individual who is not listed on the voter registration list at the polling place that is tabulated only after verification of the individual's eligibility to vote (Sec. 523-9).

• Specifies if an individual who has applied to register to vote on or before election day appears at a polling place on election day and completes an application is not listed on the voter registration list, the election inspector will issue a ballot to the individual as follows (Sec. 523a-1):

• For an individual who presents a receipt issued by a department of state office, a designated voter registration agency, or the elector's county, city, or township clerk's office verifying the acceptance of a voter registration application and completes a new voter registration application, the election inspector will allow the individual to vote a ballot in the same manner as an elector whose name is listed on the voter registration list; and

• For an individual who does not present a receipt verifying the acceptance of a voter registration application, the election inspector shall determine whether the individual is in the appropriate polling place based on residence information provided by the individual.

• Requires an individual signing a sworn statement to complete a new voter registration application. The individual will state the approximate date and in what manner the registration application was submitted (Sec. 523a-2):

• To a department of state office;

• To a designated voter registration agency;

• To the office of his or her county, city, or township clerk; and

• By a mailed application.

• Requires the election inspector to contact the city or township clerk to verify whether the individual who signed the sworn statement is listed in the registration records of the jurisdiction or whether there is any information contrary to the content of the sworn statement (Sec. 523a-3).

• Requires the election inspector to accept a document containing the name and current residence address of the voter as sufficient documentation to issue a provisional ballot if it is one of the following documents (Sec. 523a-5):

• A current utility bill;

• A current bank statement; and

• A current paycheck, government check, or other government documents.

• Establishes within 6 days after an election, for each provisional ballot that was placed in a provisional ballot return envelope, the city or township clerk will determine whether the individual voting the provisional ballot was eligible to vote a ballot and whether to tabulate the provisional ballot (Sec. 813-1).

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