Department of State  
Elections & Campaign Finance  
Administrative Rules for Electronic Voting Systems  
Rule Set 2024-19 ST  
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING  
Friday, August 16, 2024  
10:00 AM  
Room 1100 of the Binsfeld Office Building  
201 Townsend St. Lansing, MI 48933  
The Department of State will hold a public hearing to receive public comments on proposed changes to  
the Electronic Voting Systems rule set.  
The proposed revisions to the rules update the terminology to account for technological advances since  
the existing rules were promulgated in 1979; for example, the proposed revisions account for the  
qualified voter file, electronic pollbooks, tabulators, Voter Assist Terminals (VATs), on-demand voting  
systems, and other parts of the existing technology used currently.  
By authority conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 21, 31, 32, 37, 509ii, 794a, 794c, and 797b  
of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.21, MCL 168.31(1)(a), MCL 168.32(1), MCL 168.37,  
MCL 168.509ii, MCL 168.794a(3), MCL 168.794c, and MCL 168.797b.  
The proposed rules will take effect immediately after filing with the Secretary of State. The proposed  
rules are published on the State of Michigan's website at www.michigan.gov/ARD and in the 8/1/2024  
issue of the Michigan Register. Copies of these proposed rules may also be obtained by mail or  
electronic mail at the following email address: Elections-PublicComment@Michigan.gov.  
Comments on these proposed rules may be made at the hearing, by mail, or by electronic mail at the  
following addresses until 8/16/2024 at 05:00PM.  
Bureau of Elections  
P.O. Box 20126, Lansing, Michigan, 48901-0726  
Elections-PublicComment@Michigan.gov  
The public hearing will be conducted in compliance with the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act. If the  
hearing is held at a physical location, the building will be accessible with handicap parking available.  
Anyone needing assistance to take part in the hearing due to disability may call 517-335-3234 to make  
arrangements.  
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