January 22, 2013, Introduced by Rep. Darany and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 509t (MCL 168.509t), as amended by 2004 PA 92.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 509t. (1) Notwithstanding another provision of law to the
contrary, a person who is a qualified elector in this state and who
registers to vote in a manner consistent with the national voter
registration act of 1993 is considered a registered voter under
this act.
(2)
A Except as otherwise
provided in this subsection and
subsection (3), a person who registers by mail to vote in a
jurisdiction
in this state by mail shall vote in person and shall
provide identification as required under section 303(b) of the help
America vote act of 2002, 42 USC 15483, if that person has not
previously voted in person in this state. This subsection does not
apply to any of the following registered voters:
(a) A person entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the
uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act.
(b) A person who has a disability as defined in section 103 of
the persons with disabilities civil rights act, 1976 PA 220, MCL
37.1103, or, for purposes of voting in person only, a person who is
60 years of age or older.
(c) A person who is entitled to vote other than in person
under any other federal law.
(3) A person who registers by mail to vote may satisfy the
identification requirement of the help America vote act of 2002 and
the requirement to vote in person as provided in subsection (2) if
he or she presents a valid form of identification as provided in
section 303(b) of the help America vote act of 2002, 42 USC 15483,
to any county, city, or township clerk in this state. A clerk who
receives a valid form of identification and who is not the clerk of
the city or township where the elector is registered to vote shall
transmit to the clerk of the city or township where the elector is
registered to vote a notice that the elector has satisfied the
requirement to vote in person and the identification requirement of
the help America vote act of 2002. The notice shall be transmitted
in a manner prescribed by the secretary of state. The clerk of the
city or township where the elector is registered to vote shall,
upon receipt of a notice under this subsection, update the
information in the qualified vote file of the elector.
(4) (3)
This section does not preclude this
state from
prosecuting a violation of this act that is also a violation of a
federal election or voting rights law.