July 15, 2009, Introduced by Senator BROWN and referred to the Committee on Campaign and Election Oversight.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
(MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 931a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 931a. (1) A person shall not, either directly or
indirectly, give, lend, or promise valuable consideration to or for
any person as a reward for voting or refraining from voting.
(2) A person shall not, for the person's own benefit or on
behalf of any other person, receive, agree, or contract for
valuable consideration for 1 or more of the following:
(a) Registering to vote or agreeing to register to vote, or
inducing or attempting to induce another person to register to
vote.
(b) Refraining or agreeing to refrain, or inducing or
attempting to induce another person to refrain, from registering to
vote.
(c) Voting or agreeing to vote, or inducing or attempting to
induce another person to vote, at an election.
(d) Refraining or agreeing to refrain, or inducing or
attempting to induce another person to refrain, from voting at an
election.
(3) A person who violates this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or
a fine of not more than $2,500.00, or both, for each violation.
(4) As used in this section, "valuable consideration" means
that term as defined in section 931.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No. 693
of the 95th Legislature is enacted into law.