Legislative Analysis
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ELECTION LAW SENTENCING GUIDELINES
http://www.house.mi.gov/hfa
Senate Bill 371 (H-1) as adopted Analysis available at
Sponsor: Sen. Sylvia A. Santana http://www.legislature.mi.gov
House Committee: Elections
Senate Committee: Elections and Ethics
Complete to 6-27-23
SUMMARY:
Senate Bill 371 is a companion bill to both Senate Bill 367, which would implement early
voting and allow absentee ballots to be tabulated before election day, and Senate Bill 370,
which would amend the Michigan Election Law to make several changes regarding absentee
voting.
The bill would add the felony created by SB 367 to the sentencing guidelines provisions of the
Code of Criminal Procedure. Under the bill, disclosing an election result from an early voting
site before election day would be a class E felony against the public trust with a statutory
maximum term of imprisonment of five years. The bill would also update references to the
Michigan Election Law to reflect paragraph numbering changes and a subsection removal that
would be made by SB 367 and SB 370. The bill cannot go into effect unless both SBs 367 and
370 are also enacted.
MCL 777.11d
FISCAL IMPACT:
Senate Bill 371 is a companion bill that amends the sentencing guidelines in the Code of
Criminal Procedure to reflect changes proposed by Senate Bills 367 and 370. The bill would
not have any fiscal impact on the state or local units of government.
Legislative Analyst: Holly Kuhn
Fiscal Analyst: Robin Risko
■ This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House Fiscal Agency staff for use by House members in their
deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
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Statutes affected:
Substitute (H-1): 777.11
Senate Introduced Bill: 777.11
As Passed by the Senate: 777.11
As Passed by the House: 777.11