September 14, 2006, Introduced by Senator HAMMERSTROM and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
(MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 661a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 661a. (1) Beginning January 1, 2007, the secretary of
state shall establish a pilot project to test super voter precincts
in this state. The secretary of state shall select the local units
of government in which to test pilot project super voter precincts
under this section.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a pilot
project super voter precinct shall only be used on a regular
election date as provided in section 641(1)(a) through (d). A pilot
project super voter precinct shall not be used at a general
November election or at an August primary election immediately
before a general November election.
(3) The local election officials for each local unit of
government selected by the secretary of state under subsection (1)
shall cooperate with the secretary of state in testing a pilot
project super voter precinct and shall do all of the following:
(a) Provide notice to the registered electors of the affected
election precincts of the pilot project super voter precinct for
the particular election and the location of the polling place or
places for that election. Notice may be provided by mail or other
method designed to provide actual notice to the registered
electors.
(b) Post a written notice at each election precinct polling
place stating the location of the super voter precinct polling
place.
(4) A pilot project super voter precinct shall be established
not less than 60 days before an election as described in subsection
(2).
(5) If a pilot project super voter precinct is used in a local
unit of government under this section, a precinct polling place
established under section 662 shall not be used in that local unit
of government unless the precinct polling place has a secure
electronic connection to provide voting information to and voting
information from the qualified voter file.
(6) A pilot project super voter precinct shall not exceed
10,000 active registered electors.
(7) Except as otherwise provided in this section, each pilot
project super voter precinct established under this section shall
comply with the applicable provisions of this act concerning
polling places.