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MI HB4983
MI HB4983Elections: registration; automatic voter registration; modify. Amends secs. 493a, 500a & 501 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.493a et seq.) & adds sec. 493b. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4569'23
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Introduced
09/14/2023
09/14/2023
In Committee
11/02/2023
11/02/2023
Crossed Over
10/04/2023
10/04/2023
Passed
11/08/2023
11/08/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
12/31/2023
12/31/2023
Introduced Session
102nd Legislature
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled ?An act to reorganize, consolidate, and add to the election laws; to provide for election officials and prescribe their powers and duties; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, state agencies, and state and local officials and employees; to provide for the nomination and election of candidates for public office; to provide for the resignation, removal, and recall of certain public officers; to provide for the filling of vacancies in public office; to provide for and regulate primaries and elections; to provide for the purity of elections; to guard against the abuse of the elective franchise; to define violations of this act; to provide appropriations; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal certain acts and all other acts inconsistent with this act,? by amending sections 493a, 500a, and 501 (MCL 168.493a, 168.500a, and 168.501), section 493a as added by 2018 PA 603 and sections 500a and 501 as amended by 2018 PA 125, and by adding section 493b.
AI Summary
This bill amends Michigan's election laws to establish automatic voter registration. The key provisions are:
- The Secretary of State will automatically register to vote individuals who apply for or update a driver's license, state ID, or enhanced driver's license/ID, unless they decline registration. This includes preregistering individuals who are not yet of voting age.
- The Secretary of State may designate certain state agencies as "automatic voter registration agencies" that must automatically transmit voter registration information to the Secretary of State. This includes the Department of Health and Human Services for Medicaid applications and the Department of Corrections for individuals released from incarceration.
- The bill sets procedures for notifying individuals of their automatic registration, allowing them to decline, and updating existing voter registrations. It also requires monthly public reporting on the automatic registration process.
- The bill maintains that the substantive voter registration requirements are not changed, and it provides a defense against prosecution for individuals who unintentionally become registered through the automatic process.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (22)
Penelope Tsernoglou (D)*,
Joey Andrews (D),
Felicia Brabec (D),
Kelly Breen (D),
Julie Brixie (D),
Betsy Coffia (D),
Jennifer Conlin (D),
Carol Glanville (D),
Kristian Grant (D),
Jim Haadsma (D),
Jenn Hill (D),
Sharon MacDonell (D),
Jaz Martus (D),
Mike McFall (D),
Jason Morgan (D),
Natalie Price (D),
Carrie Rheingans (D),
Phil Skaggs (D),
Lori Stone (D),
Dylan Wegela (D),
Regina Weiss (D),
Jimmie Wilson (D),
Last Action
Assigned Pa 268'23 (on 12/31/2023)
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