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Poll Book & Election Records Retention

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Michigan election law (MCL 168.811) governs which election materials clerks must preserve after an election. HB5845 would extend those retention requirements to electronic poll book flash drives, formalizing the digital artifacts of e-poll book use as retained election records. Status: passed one chamber.

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Legislative passed chamber

Elections: precinct boundaries; consolidated precincts; allow during certain local elections. Amends sec. 659 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.569).

18-jun-2026 novelty 2 per-area 1 mentions

Legislative passed chamber

Elections: other; retention of electronic poll book flash drives; require. Amends sec. 811 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.811).

17-jun-2026 novelty 2 per-area 2 introduces

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