HOUSE BILL No. 4642


     April 24, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Cassis, Sheltrown, Van Woerkom, DeRossett, Richardville, Hager, Bisbee, Bishop,
Wojno, Schauer, Ruth Johnson and Kooiman and referred to the Committee on Redistricting and Elections.


        A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

   "Michigan election law,"

   by amending section 509t (MCL 168.509t), as amended by 1998 PA

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               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 509t.  (1) Notwithstanding  any other  ANOTHER provi-

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      sion of law to the contrary, a person who is a qualified elector

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      in this state and who registers to vote in a manner consistent

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      with the national voter registration act of 1993  ,  is consid-

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      ered a registered voter under this act.

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           (2) A person who registers to vote in a jurisdiction in this

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      state by mail shall vote in person if that person has not previ-

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      ously voted in person in that jurisdiction.  This subsection does

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      not apply to any of the following registered voters:




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           (a) A person entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the

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      uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act, Public Law

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      99-410, 100 Stat. 924.

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           (b) A person  who has  WITH a disability as defined in sec-

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      tion 103 of the persons with disabilities civil rights act, 1976

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      PA 220, MCL 37.1103.  , or 

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           (C) A PERSON who is 60 years of age or older.

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           (D)  (c)  A person who is entitled to vote other than in

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      person under any other federal law.

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           (E) IF THE SIGNATURE OF THE PERSON ON THE ABSENT VOTER

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      BALLOT APPLICATION IS NOTARIZED, A PERSON WHO IS ENTITLED TO VOTE

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      AS AN ABSENT VOTER UNDER SECTION 758.

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           (3) This section does not preclude this state from prosecut-

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      ing a violation of this act that is also a violation of  any  A

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      federal election or voting rights law.



























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