Vetoed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that rescinds a voter's registration if they have not voted since the 2000 general election.

Highlights:

• Requires the Secretary of State to send the following to an elector who has not voted since the 2000 general election no later than 90 days after this act is passed (Sec. 509bb-2):

• A postage prepaid and pre-addressed return card to the appropriate city or township clerk on which the elector may verify his or her current address information and on which the elector must sign his or her name; and

• A notice that informs the elector that they will have to affirm their address when they vote if they do not provide their address 15 days before the next election.

• Specifies if the signature on the return card and the signature for that elector on the qualified voter file do not match, the city or township clerk shall identify the registration record of that elector as challenged as provided in this act (Sec. 509bb-3).

• Specifies if a notice sent and returned to the secretary of state is undeliverable, the secretary of state will identify the registration record of that elector as challenged (Sec. 509bb-4).

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