CLERK TRAINING; ELECTIONS                                                               S.B. 306 (S-1):

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                     REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 306 (Substitute S-1 as reported)

Sponsor:  Senator Roger Victory

Committee:  Elections

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Election Law to do the following:

-- Require the Secretary of State (SOS), at least 60 days before each general November election, to prepare and submit a report to the Legislature concerning county, city, and township clerks who were not current with training or instruction required under the Law.

-- Require the SOS to post the submitted report on the Department of State's website.

-- Require the SOS, at least 90 days before each general November election, to send a notice by mail or email to each county, city, or township clerk who was not current with his or election education on training.

-- Prohibit the SOS from including the name of a clerk in the report submitted to the Legislature if the clerk provided satisfactory evidence to the Director of Elections within 30 days after the date of the notice that he or she was current with her or her training.

-- Require the SOS to immediately remove the name of a clerk from the report posted on the Department's website if a county, city, or township clerk provided satisfactory evidence to the Director of Election that he or she was current with his or her training.

Propose MCL 168.33a                                                   Legislative Analyst:  Dana Adams

FISCAL IMPACT

The Department of State could incur costs for the proposed reporting of city, county, or township clerks who were not in compliance as prescribed. Any additional costs likely would be absorbed within the Department's annual appropriations; however, if the Department needed to hire additional staff to comply with the bill's requirements, the average total cost for salary, benefits, and retirement for a State civil servant is an estimated $121,600 Gross, $65,900 General Fund/General Purpose. These costs may vary widely between local governments.

Date Completed:  9-7-21                                                     Fiscal Analyst:  Joe Carrasco

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.