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House advances change to municipal office assumption date to ensure overseas ballots counted
Summary
The Michigan House passed House Bill 4358 to move the effective date before local officials assume office so ballots mailed by service members and overseas voters and received shortly after Election Day can be counted first; the bill passed unanimously and immediate effect was ordered.
Representative Hoadley, speaking on the House floor, urged passage of a package of bills and described House Bill 4358 as a “technical fix” to ensure votes cast by service members and overseas voters are counted before local winners assume office.
Hoadley said Michigan voters approved Proposal 2 in 2022, which expanded early voting and no‑reason…
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