Elections: absent voters; no reason absentee voting; eliminate, and require electors to provide a reason to vote an absent voter ballot. Amends secs. 2, 509aa, 759, 759a & 761 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.2 et seq.); adds sec. 758 & repeals secs. 6, 759e, 759f & 759g of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.6 et seq).

Summary

The bill eliminates the ability to vote absentee without giving a reason and makes election officials collect a justification for every absentee ballot. It affects all voters who request to vote away from the polling place and the officials who process those ballots. The change is intended to increase accountability in the absentee voting process.

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