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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Elections: absent voters; tabulating absent voter ballots received up to 6 days after an election from an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter; provide for. Amends secs. 759a & 764a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759a & 168.764a)."
+description: "Elections: absent voters; tabulating absent voter ballots received up to 6 days after an election from an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter; provide for. Amends secs. 759a & 764a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759a & 168.764a)."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
+legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "SB 259"
+citation: "Michigan SB 259 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Elections: absent voters", "Elections: ballots", "Elections: election officials", "Elections: voters", "Military affairs: other"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Paul Wojno"]
+version_count: 10
+action_count: 33
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-04-11"
+last_action: "2023-05-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91d5b4ed-9700-4f27-89a8-923d090fd1f5"
+source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0259"
+source_hash: "51c48fdaab946f531e27a4503236f8977cc24aea23a121fd3d6464f3068df333"
+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 SB 259 (2023-2024) — Elections: absent voters; tabulating absent voter ballots received up to 6 days after an election from an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter; provide for. Amends secs. 759a & 764a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759a & 168.764a).
+
+## 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](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBH-0259.pdf)
+2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0259.pdf)
+3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0025.pdf)
+4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2023-SCB-0259.pdf)
+5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0259.pdf)
+6. **Substitute (H-2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0259-0O3321.pdf)
+7. **Substitute (S-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0259-00B74.pdf)
+8. **Substitute (S-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0259-0B736.pdf)
+9. **Substitute (S-1) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0259-00C78.pdf)
+10. **Substitute (S-1) - 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0259-00D49.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSED ROLL CALL # 125 YEAS 24 NAYS 14 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **24–14** (pass) · upper
+- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 70 Yeas 56 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **56–52** (pass) · lower
+- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 141 YEAS 23 NAYS 14 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **23–14** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Paul Wojno — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-04-11** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR PAUL WOJNO `introduction`
+- **2023-04-11** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-18** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
+- **2023-04-19** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
+- **2023-04-19** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-19** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
+- **2023-04-19** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
+- **2023-04-19** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
+- **2023-04-19** RULES SUSPENDED
+- **2023-04-19** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
+- **2023-04-19** PASSED ROLL CALL # 125 YEAS 24 NAYS 14 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
+- **2023-04-19** received on 04/19/2023 `introduction`
+- **2023-04-19** read a first time `reading-1`
+- **2023-04-19** referred to Committee on Elections `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-25** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
+- **2023-04-25** referred to second reading
+- **2023-04-26** read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2023-04-26** substitute (H-2) adopted
+- **2023-04-26** placed on third reading
+- **2023-04-26** placed on immediate passage
+- **2023-04-26** read a third time `reading-3`
+- **2023-04-26** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 70 Yeas 56 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
+- **2023-04-26** inserted full title
+- **2023-04-26** returned to Senate
+- **2023-04-27** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-2) CONCURRED IN
+- **2023-04-27** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 141 YEAS 23 NAYS 14 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
+- **2023-04-27** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
+- **2023-04-27** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
+- **2023-04-27** ORDERED ENROLLED
+- **2023-05-02** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 04/28/2023 10:20 AM `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-05-02** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 05/01/2023 10:55 AM `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-02** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 05/01/2023 11:36 AM
+- **2023-05-02** ASSIGNED PA 0025'23 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/91d5b4ed-9700-4f27-89a8-923d090fd1f5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
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