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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Elections; absent voters; procedure to \"spoil\" an absent voter ballot; provide for, and require use of paper ballots for tabulation. Amends secs. 765 & 795 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.765 & 168.795) & adds sec. 765b."
+description: "Elections; absent voters; procedure to \"spoil\" an absent voter ballot; provide for, and require use of paper ballots for tabulation. Amends secs. 765 & 795 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.765 & 168.795) & adds sec. 765b."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
+legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "HB 5644"
+citation: "Michigan HB 5644 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Elections: absent voters", "Elections: voters", "Elections: voting procedures", "Elections: election officials", "Elections: voting equipment"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 31
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2018-05-03T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/251d7f2c-33f1-46c1-a359-ca89c49eefb4"
+source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2018-HB-5644"
+source_hash: "b50655946bbd54eaf720d9e45d7c9bb0af355e29fbcb597af5ef5cdafccb1e5f"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
+---
+
+# Michigan HB 5644 (2017-2018) — Elections; absent voters; procedure to "spoil" an absent voter ballot; provide for, and require use of paper ballots for tabulation. Amends secs. 765 & 795 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.765 & 168.795) & adds sec. 765b.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2018-HEBH-5644.htm)
+2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2018-HEBS-5644.htm)
+3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2018-HCB-5644.htm)
+4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2018-HIB-5644.htm)
+5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0127.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 170 Yeas 105 Nays 1 — **105–1** (pass) · lower
+- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 210 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–0** (pass) · upper
+- Roll Call # 232 Yeas 107 Nays 2 — **107–2** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- 71 — cosponsor (person)
+- Aaron Miller — cosponsor (person)
+- Tom Barrett — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Tom Barrett `introduction`
+- **2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Elections and Ethics `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/27/2018
+- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
+- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
+- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
+- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
+- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
+- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 170 Yeas 105 Nays 1 `passage`
+- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
+- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND GOVERNMENT REFORM `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
+- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
+- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 `committee-passage`
+- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-2 CONCURRED IN
+- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
+- **2018-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 210 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
+- **2018-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
+- **2018-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute S-2 with immediate effect and title amendment
+- **2018-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
+- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute S-2 concurred in
+- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Roll Call # 232 Yeas 107 Nays 2
+- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
+- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
+- **2018-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 4/23/2018 @ 12:26 PM `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 5/2/2018 @ 8:34 PM `executive-signature`
+- **2018-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 5/3/2018 @ 11:30 AM
+- **2018-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 127'18 with immediate effect
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/251d7f2c-33f1-46c1-a359-ca89c49eefb4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
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