June 2, 2016, Introduced by Reps. Pagan, Chang, Irwin, Dianda, Wittenberg, Howrylak, Plawecki, Hoadley, Schor, Moss, Neeley, Smiley, Durhal, Guerra, Chirkun, Banks and Geiss and referred to the Committee on Elections.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 786 (MCL 168.786), as amended by 1996 PA 213.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 786. Only 1 voter at a time shall be permitted to pass
within the guard rail to vote. The operating of the voting machine
by the elector while voting shall be secret and obscure, from all
other persons, except as provided by this act in cases of assisted
electors or a minor child accompanying an elector in the booth or
voting
compartment under section 736a. A voter shall not have the
right
to remain within the voting machine booth longer than 2
minutes
and if he or she refuses to leave it after the lapse of 2
minutes,
the voter shall be removed by the inspectors. However, the
inspectors
may grant the voter further time in their discretion.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.