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House Republicans passed a series of bills Wednesday evening that would enact a strict voter ID law in Michigan.
Michigan already requires voters to present an ID at their polling locations. But under current law, voters who don t have an ID when they show up can sign an affidavit affirming their identity and vote normally. SB 303, which passed the House along a party-line vote, would eliminate that option.
Instead, voters who don t present an ID on Election Day would have to cast a provisional ballot. SB 304, which also passed the House along party lines, would allow those provisional ballots to be counted only if a voter goes to his or her local clerk s office and presents an ID within six days of the election. Earlier versions of the bills were passed in the Senate June 16. The two bills have been returned to the Senate.
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Republicans drop plans to require residents to mail a photocopy of their ID to apply for an absentee ballot. But they’d still have to give up some personal information to qualify.