HOUSE BILL No. 5610


     February 12, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Switalski, Plakas, Spade, Rivet, Pappageorge, Lockwood, Bogardus and Pestka and referred
to the Committee on Redistricting and Elections.


        A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

   "Michigan election law,"

   by amending section 797 (MCL 168.797), as amended by 1992 PA 8.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             Sec. 797.  (1) Not less than 30 minutes before the opening

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        of the polls, the  inspectors of  election INSPECTORS shall

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        arrive at the polling place and prepare the polling place for

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        voting.  The  inspectors of  election INSPECTORS shall determine

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        that the correct ballot has been provided to the precinct by com-

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        paring the ballot provided with the sample ballot and any other

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        documents provided to the precinct.  The  inspectors of  election

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        INSPECTORS shall complete required tests of the equipment of the

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        electronic voting system and certify in writing that the

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        equipment is operating properly.  The written certification shall

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        be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state and shall


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        include pertinent information regarding seal numbers, counters,

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        and the operation and use of the particular equipment.

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             (2) IF ELECTRONIC TABULATING EQUIPMENT IN USE AT THE POLLING

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        PLACE CAN DETECT AND INFORM AN ELECTOR THAT THE ELECTOR'S BALLOT

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        HAS BEEN REJECTED, AS PART OF THE TESTING REQUIRED UNDER SUBSEC-

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        TION (1), THE ELECTION INSPECTORS FOR THE POLLING PLACE SHALL

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        ENSURE THAT THIS NOTIFICATION FEATURE IS OPERATING PROPERLY

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        BEFORE CERTIFYING THE EQUIPMENT UNDER SUBSECTION (1).  UNLESS A

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        NOTIFICATION FEATURE CEASES TO OPERATE PROPERLY, THAT FEATURE

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        SHALL NOT BE SWITCHED OFF OR OTHERWISE DISABLED.  IF A DETECTION

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        AND NOTIFICATION IS SWITCHED OFF OR OTHERWISE DISABLED, THE ELEC-

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        TION INSPECTORS SHALL MAKE A WRITTEN RECORD OF THE REASON FOR AND

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        EXACT TIME OF THE INACTIVATION.































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