A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” by amending section 761d (MCL 168.761d), as amended by 2022 PA 195.
The bill was read a third time.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Rep. Mentzer moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 2, line 13, by striking out “ and ”.
2. Amend page 2, line 13, after “ repair ” by inserting a comma and “ and video monitoring ”.
3. Amend page 2, line 19, after “ subsection. ” by inserting “ As used in this subsection, “video monitoring” does not include video data storage. ”.
4. Amend page 4, line 12, by striking out all of subsection (7) and inserting:
“ (7) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, for an absent voter ballot drop box that was not ordered or installed in a city or township before October 1, 2020, the city or township clerk must use video monitoring of that absent voter ballot drop box during the 75 days before each election and on election day to ensure effective monitoring of that absent voter ballot drop box. Beginning January 1, 2026, regardless of when an absent voter ballot drop box was ordered or installed, the city or township clerk must use video monitoring of each absent voter ballot drop box during the 75 days before each election and on election day to ensure effective monitoring of each absent voter ballot drop box in the city or township. ”.
The motion was seconded and the amendments were adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was then passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: