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SB-820, As Passed Senate, June 18, 2026
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SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 820
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 659 (MCL 168.659), as amended by 2014 PA 94.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 659. (1) If a county, city, ward, township, village, 1
metropolitan district, or school district is divided into 2 or more 2
election precincts, the county, city, ward, township, or village 3
election commissioners may, by resolution, consolidate the election 4
precincts for a particular election that is not a general November 5
election, primary election immediately before a general November 6
election, or other statewide or federal election. In making the 7
determination to consolidate election precincts for a particular 8
election, the election commission shall take into consideration the 9
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number of choices the voter elector must make, the percentage of 1
registered voters electors who voted at the last similar election 2
in the jurisdiction, the distance between election precinct polling 3
places, the access electors have to public transportation, and the 4
intensity of the interest of the electors in the jurisdiction 5
concerning the candidates and proposals to be voted upon. on. 6
Consolidated precincts shall must not exceed 5,000 15,000 active 7
registered electors. 8
(2) A consolidation under this section shall must be made not 9
less than 60 days before a primary, general, or special election. 10
(3) Unless the polling places for the election precincts to be 11
consolidated are located in the same building, when a county, city, 12
ward, township, or village consolidates election precincts for a 13
particular election under subsection (1), the election 14
commissioners or other designated election officials shall do both 15
of the following: 16
(a) Provide notice to the registered electors of the affected 17
election precincts of the consolidation of election precincts for 18
the particular election and the location of the polling place for 19
the election precinct or precincts for that election. Notice may be 20
provided by mail or other method designed to provide actual notice 21
to the registered electors. 22
(b) Post a written notice at each election precinct polling 23
place stating the location of the consolidated election precinct 24
polling place. 25
(4) If a county, city, ward, township, or village consolidates 26
election precincts under this section, each affected election 27
precinct shall must be treated as a whole unit and shall must not 28
be divided during the consolidation. 29