Bill > HB4602

This bill amends Michigan's election law to clarify the process for creating and controlling test decks for electronic voting systems. Specifically, the bill ensures that each local board of election commissioners retains control over creating their own test decks (a set of ballots used to verify voting system accuracy) and prevents the Secretary of State from restricting how these test decks are created or centralizing ballot information with a single vendor. The bill prohibits the Secretary of State from entering into exclusive contracts for test deck creation or mandating that all ballot information be centralized with one vendor. It also requires that test deck preparation procedures be clearly defined, easily understandable, and reproducible without relying on proprietary systems or non-public information. The bill maintains existing requirements that electronic voting systems must pass accuracy tests before being used in elections, and allows the Secretary of State to randomly test voting systems before an election. Additionally, the bill removes some previous provisions about acquiring and implementing electronic voting systems, focusing instead on ensuring transparency and local control in the test deck creation process.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4602