republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2017-2018/hb-5644.md

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Bill	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.	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.	us/states/mi	Michigan Legislature	2017-2018	HB 5644	Michigan HB 5644 (2017-2018)	bill	Elections: absent voters Elections: voters Elections: voting procedures Elections: election officials Elections: voting equipment	enacted		5	31	3	2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00	2018-05-03T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/251d7f2c-33f1-46c1-a359-ca89c49eefb4	http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2018-HB-5644	b50655946bbd54eaf720d9e45d7c9bb0af355e29fbcb597af5ef5cdafccb1e5f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	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
2. As Passed by the Senate (committee substitute) — source
3. House Concurred Bill (committee substitute) — source
4. House Introduced Bill (committee substitute) — source
5. Public Act (committee substitute) — source

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; origin ocd-bill/251d7f2c-33f1-46c1-a359-ca89c49eefb4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).