evidence_text: Rep. Sowerby moved to amend the bill as follows:
  
  1. Amend page 16, following line 17, by inserting:
  
  “ Sec. 111. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
  
  (1) APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
  
  GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 25,000,000
  
  Interdepartmental grant revenues:
  
  Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers 0
  
  ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 25,000,000
  
  Federal revenues:
  
  Total federal revenues 25,000,000
  
  Special revenue funds:
  
  Total local revenues 0
  
  Total private revenues 0
  
  Total other state restricted revenues 0
  
  State general fund/general purpose $ 0
  
  (2) ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS
  
  2020 general election security costs $ 25,000,000
  
  GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 25,000,000
  
  Appropriated from:
  
  Federal revenues:
  
  Coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund 25,000,000
  
  State general fund/general purpose $ 0
  
  ” and renumbering remaining sections accordingly and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
  
  2. Amend page 30, line 26, after “investigations” by inserting a comma and “public threats of mass violence investigations, threats of insurrection investigations, or interference with the activities of a democratically elected government investigations”.
  
  3. Amend page 31, line 4, after “COVID-19” by inserting a comma and “public threats of mass violence, threats of insurrection, or interference with the activities of a democratically elected government”.
  
  4. Amend page 31, following line 13, by inserting:
  
  “(c) Public threats of mass violence.
  
  (d) Threats of insurrection.
  
  (e) Interference with the activities of a democratically elected government.”.
  
  5. Amend page 32, line 27, after “COVID-19” by inserting a comma and “investigate public threats of mass violence, investigate threats of insurrection, or investigate interference with the activities of a democratically elected government”.
  
  6. Amend page 46, following line 24, by inserting:
  
  “ DEPARTMENT OF STATE
  
  Sec. 545. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for 2020 general election security costs the department of state is authorized the expenditure of up to $5,000,000.00 to help offset costs it incurred related to ensuring the 2020 November general election was administered in a safe and secure manner and that the integrity of election results was preserved resulting in the lawful election of local, state, and federal officials. Funds are authorized to support post-election auditing and any other activities and expenses incurred to ensure the safety and integrity of the 2020 November general election.
  
  (2) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for 2020 general election security costs the department of state must allocate $15,000,000.00 in grants to county, city, and township clerks to help offset costs they incurred related to ensuring the 2020 November general election was administered in a safe and secure manner and that the integrity of election results was preserved resulting in the lawful election of local, state, and federal officials. The department of state must determine a method of allocating grants to local clerks in a fair and reasonable manner and in proportion to the number of registered electors within each clerks’ jurisdictions. ”.
  
  The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.