(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, and except as otherwise provided under subsection (2), anything required by this act to be done by a day certain, if that day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, may be done within the same time limits on the next secular day.

    (2) This section does not apply to either of the following:

    (a) The final day for applying for an absent voter ballot.

    (b) Any deadline provided for under section 845a.