Sec. 24k.
(1) An absent voter ballot secrecy envelope container includes a ballot bag, box, transfer case, or other container used to store and secure absent voter ballot secrecy envelopes.
(2) A manufacturer or distributor of an absent voter ballot secrecy envelope container shall submit an absent voter ballot secrecy envelope container to the secretary of state for approval under the requirements of subsection (3) before the container is sold to a city or township for use at an election.
(3) The secretary of state shall not approve an absent voter ballot secrecy envelope container unless the container meets both of the following requirements:
(a) The container is made of metal, plastic, fiberglass, or other material, that provides resistance to tampering.
(b) The container is capable of being sealed.
(4) Before October 15, 2020, each board of county canvassers shall examine the absent voter ballot secrecy envelope containers to be used at the November 3, 2020 general election conducted under this act. The board of county canvassers shall designate on the absent voter ballot secrecy envelope container that the absent voter ballot secrecy envelope container does or does not meet the requirements under subsection (3). An absent voter ballot secrecy envelope container that is not approved by a board of county canvassers must not be used to store and secure any absent voter ballot secrecy envelopes.
(5) A city or township clerk may procure, at the expense of the respective city or township, absent voter ballot secrecy envelope containers that are approved under this section, or may use a ballot container approved under section 24j, to store and secure any absent voter ballot secrecy envelopes.
(6) A city or township clerk who does not use 1 of the following, or permits the use of a container other than 1 of the following, to store and secure any absent voter ballot secrecy envelopes is guilty of a misdemeanor:
(a) An absent voter ballot secrecy envelope container approved under this section.
(b) A ballot container approved under section 24j.
(7) This section does not apply after December 31, 2020.
History: Add. 2020, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 2020
Popular Name: Election Code