§ 168.720dLocal administration of early voting; agreements; notice

Sec. 720d.
   (1) Each municipality shall administer early voting under 1 of the following provisions:
   (a) Conduct early voting as a single municipality separate from any other municipality as
 provided under section 720e.
   (b) Enter into a municipal agreement and jointly conduct early voting with 1 or more other
 municipalities located in the same county as provided under section 720f.



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    (c) Enter into a county agreement and authorize the county clerk of the county in which that
 municipality is located to conduct early voting for 1 or more municipalities located in that
 county, with the assistance of, and in consultation with, the clerk of each municipality that is a
 party to the county agreement as provided under section 720g.
    (2) Subject to subsection (4), no later than 155 days before the first regularly scheduled
 statewide or federal election in an even numbered year, the clerk of each county shall notify
 the clerk of each municipality in that county regarding whether the county clerk intends to
 conduct early voting through a county agreement. No later than 150 days before the first
 regularly scheduled statewide or federal election in an even numbered year, the clerk of each
 municipality shall notify the county clerk of the county in which that municipality is located
 regarding whether the municipality intends to enter into a municipal agreement or a county
 agreement, or whether the municipality intends to conduct early voting as a single
 municipality separate from any other municipality.
    (3) Subject to subsection (4), no later than 125 days before the first regularly scheduled
 statewide or federal election to be held in an even numbered year, the municipal clerks
 entering into a municipal agreement, and the municipal clerks and county clerk of each county
 entering into a county agreement, must finalize and sign those agreements. No later than 90
 days before a special statewide or federal election, the municipal clerks entering into a
 municipal agreement, and the municipal clerks and county clerk of each county entering into a
 county agreement, must finalize and sign those agreements.
    (4) Notwithstanding subsections (2) and (3), a municipality that conducts early voting as a
 single municipality under section 720e for a presidential primary election may, no later than
 April 15 of the year in which that presidential primary election is held, enter into a municipal
 agreement under section 720f or a county agreement under section 720g for the remaining
 statewide and federal elections to be held in that year and the following year, and for any other
 elections included in the municipal agreement or county agreement. The municipal agreement
 or county agreement entered into under this subsection may be a new agreement, or an
 amendment to an existing agreement that was in effect for the presidential primary election if
 all of the parties to the agreement agree to the amendment.