---
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).