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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Elections: election officials; certain city and township clerks opening absent voter ballot return envelopes on the day before election day; authorize, allow precinct election inspectors to work in shifts, require notice to electors for mismatched or missing signatures on an absent voter ballot application or return envelope, and provide requirements for absent voter ballot drop boxes. Amends secs. 759, 761, 764a, 765, 765a & 765b of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759 et seq.) & adds secs. 14b, 24k & 761d."
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description: "Elections: election officials; certain city and township clerks opening absent voter ballot return envelopes on the day before election day; authorize, allow precinct election inspectors to work in shifts, require notice to electors for mismatched or missing signatures on an absent voter ballot application or return envelope, and provide requirements for absent voter ballot drop boxes. Amends secs. 759, 761, 764a, 765, 765a & 765b of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759 et seq.) & adds secs. 14b, 24k & 761d."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
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legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
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session: "2019-2020"
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identifier: "SB 757"
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citation: "Michigan SB 757 (2019-2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Elections: election officials", "Elections: absent voters", "State agencies (existing): state"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 33
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2020-10-07T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80e62868-487a-462b-81ea-3b57926e24d4"
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source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0757"
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source_hash: "219aa0cd7acfa463790a19c44ac40f7051fcf74e9ad6d9df47098da75ccd1eaf"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
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---
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# Michigan SB 757 (2019-2020) — Elections: election officials; certain city and township clerks opening absent voter ballot return envelopes on the day before election day; authorize, allow precinct election inspectors to work in shifts, require notice to electors for mismatched or missing signatures on an absent voter ballot application or return envelope, and provide requirements for absent voter ballot drop boxes. Amends secs. 759, 761, 764a, 765, 765a & 765b of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759 et seq.) & adds secs. 14b, 24k & 761d.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2020-SEBH-0757.htm)
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2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2020-SEBS-0757.htm)
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3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0177.htm)
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4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2020-SCB-0757.htm)
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5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2020-SIB-0757.htm)
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## Votes
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- PASSED ROLL CALL # 297 YEAS 34 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **34–2** (pass) · upper
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- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 348 YEAS 35 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–2** (pass) · upper
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- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 421 Yeas 94 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **94–11** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Adam Hollier — cosponsor (person)
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- Aric Nesbitt — cosponsor (person)
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- Betty Jean Alexander — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeremy Moss — cosponsor (person)
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- Jim Runestad — cosponsor (person)
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- Marshall Bullock — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael MacDonald — cosponsor (person)
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- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
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- Peter Lucido — cosponsor (person)
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- Peter MacGregor — cosponsor (person)
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- Ruth Johnson — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR RUTH A. JOHNSON `introduction`
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- **2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
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- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
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- **2020-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-4) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-4) CONCURRED IN
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- **2020-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-4)
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- **2020-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-6) ADOPTED
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- **2020-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 297 YEAS 34 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
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- **2020-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** received on 09/15/2020 `introduction`
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- **2020-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Elections and Ethics `referral-committee`
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- **2020-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-2) `referral-committee`
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- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-7) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
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- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-7) adopted
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- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
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- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
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- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 421 Yeas 94 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
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- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
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- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
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- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 348 YEAS 35 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
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- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-7) CONCURRED IN
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- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
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- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
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- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
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- **2020-10-06T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 10/05/2020 03:40 PM `executive-receipt`
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- **2020-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 10/06/2020 01:30 PM `executive-signature`
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- **2020-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 10/06/2020 02:08 PM
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- **2020-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0177'20 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/80e62868-487a-462b-81ea-3b57926e24d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
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