Proposal 2 Voting Bills

SB 339: Absentee Ballot Tracking System

SB 339 requires the Secretary of State to establish, acquire, or approve an electronic tracking system that allows each voter who voted by absentee ballot to track their voter application or absent voter ballot through a website or mobile application. 

SB 367: Nine Days of Early In-Person Voting

SB 367 implements the early voting provision of Proposal 2, further expanding Michigan voters’ options for casting a ballot. In addition to codifying the minimum requirement of 9 days of early voting for all statewide and federal elections, this bill allows for municipal and county agreements to conduct early voting, providing local clerks the opportunity to choose a model of early voting that works best for their jurisdictions. 

SB 370: Prepaid Postage for Absentee Ballots

SB 370 implements prepaid postage for absentee ballots and applications, eliminating a logistical and financial burden for voters and making voting by mail more accessible and efficient. This bill also creates standards for signature matching and outlines a cure process for any missing or mismatched signatures on absentee ballots and applications. The signature match standards provide for equal treatment of all voters and prevent the rejection of valid signatures due to minor variation, and the cure process creates a way for voters to correct a missing or mismatched signature in a timely manner, enhancing the accuracy of mail-in ballots and helping to ensure all votes are counted. 

SB 373: Expanding Acceptable Voter Identification

SB 373 expands the list of types of identification that can be used for election purposes. Expanding the list to include local government photo identification and replacing mention of a school ID with an ID issued by an “educational institution” provides more options to voters.