Bill Text: MI SB0692 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Elections; offenses; penalties for providing or receiving compensation to register to vote or refrain from registering to vote; provide for, and amend penalties for providing or receiving compensation to vote or refrain from voting. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 931a. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0693'09

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-03-03 - Referred To Committee On Ethics And Elections [SB0692 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2009-SB0692-Engrossed.html

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SB-0692, As Passed Senate, March 3, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBSTITUTE FOR

 

SENATE BILL NO. 692

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

 

"Michigan election law,"

 

(MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 931a.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 931a. (1) A person shall not, either directly or

 

indirectly, give, lend, or promise valuable consideration to or for

 

any person as a reward for voting or refraining from voting.

 

     (2) A person shall not, for the person's own benefit or on

 

behalf of any other person, accept, receive, agree, or contract for

 

valuable consideration for 1 or more of the following:

 

     (a) Registering to vote or agreeing to register to vote.

 

     (b) Refraining or agreeing to refrain from registering to

 

vote.

 

     (c) Voting, agreeing to vote, or voting in a particular manner

 

relative to a candidate or ballot question.

 

     (d) Refraining or agreeing to refrain from voting at an

 

election.

 

     (3) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony

 

punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of

 

not more than $5,000.00, or both, for each violation.

 

     (4) As used in this section:

 

     (a) "Person" means a business, individual, proprietorship,

 

firm, partnership, joint venture, syndicate, business trust, labor

 

organization, company, corporation, association, committee, or any

 

other organization or group of persons acting jointly.

 

     (b) "Valuable consideration" means that term as defined in

 

section 931.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No. 693 of the 95th Legislature is enacted into

 

law.