HB 5881 - Amends Sentencing Guidelines for Absentee Voting Law Violations - Michigan Key Vote
Mary Whiteford voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Vetoed
- Oct. 14, 2020
- Senate Bill Passed
- Oct. 1, 2020
- House Bill Passed
- Sept. 24, 2020
- Introduced
- June 23, 2020
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Title: Amends Sentencing Guidelines for Absentee Voting Law Violations
Vetoed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Title: Amends Sentencing Guidelines for Absentee Voting Law Violations
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that establishes Class E felony sentencing guidelines for violations of absentee voter laws.
Highlights:
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Specifies that knowingly filling out an absent voter ballot application and without consent submitting that absent voter ballot application containing another person’s name and information will result in a Class E felony (Sec. 11d).
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Specifies that knowingly filling out and submitting an absent voter ballot application with the internet to obtain multiple absent voter ballots for a person will result in a Class E felony (Sec. 11d).
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Specifies that voting both in person and by absentee ballot will result in a Class E felony (Sec. 11d).
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Specifies that organizing a meeting where absentee voter ballots are to be voted will result in a Class E felony (Sec. 11d).
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Specifies that providing compensation to a person for registering individuals to vote will result in a Class E felony (Sec. 11d).
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Specifies that Class E felonies carry a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison (Sec. 11d).
Title: Amends Sentencing Guidelines for Absentee Voting Law Violations
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that establishes Class E felony sentencing guidelines for violations of absentee voter laws.
Highlights:
-
Specifies that knowingly filling out an absent voter ballot application and without consent submitting that absent voter ballot application containing another person’s name and information will result in a Class E felony (Sec. 11d).
-
Specifies that knowingly filling out and submitting an absent voter ballot application with the internet to obtain multiple absent voter ballots for a person will result in a Class E felony (Sec. 11d).
-
Specifies that voting both in person and by absentee ballot will result in a Class E felony (Sec. 11d).
-
Specifies that organizing a meeting where absentee voter ballots are to be voted will result in a Class E felony (Sec. 11d).
-
Specifies that providing compensation to a person for registering individuals to vote will result in a Class E felony (Sec. 11d).
-
Specifies that Class E felonies carry a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison (Sec. 11d).
Title: Amends Sentencing Guidelines for Absentee Voting Law Violations