HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ELECTION INTEGRITY
REP. RACHELLE SMIT
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
The House Committee on Election Integrity was called to order by Chair Smit.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Smit, Fox, Outman, Alexander, Hoadley, Pavlov, Wooden, Koleszar and
Xiong.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Fox moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 25, 2025. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid a presentation by Verified Voting before the committee.
C. Jay Coles, representing Verified Voting, gave a presentation on electronic voting security.
Questions and discussions followed.
The Chair laid HB 4136 before the committee:
Mei Bowers, representing the Office of Representative Paquette, testified in support of HB 4136.
Questions and discussions followed.
Tom Stewart, representing Secure Democracy USA, testified in support of HB 4136.
Kyle Zawacki, representing the ACLU of Michigan, testified in support of HB 4136.
Melanie Macey, representing Promote the Vote, testified in support of HB 4136.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4136, but did not wish to speak:
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
9:00 AM
Room 307, House Office
Building
HB 4136
(Rep. Paquette)
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental
protection act," (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106)
by adding section 43540g.
Sheree Ritchie, representing Pure Integrity Michigan Elections; Stand Up Michigan; The
Freedom Alliance.
Erin Schor, representing the Michigan Department of State.
Bill Richardson, Waterloo Township Clerk.
Paula Bowman and Denise Hartsough, representing the League of Women Voters of
Michigan.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Smit adjourned the meeting at
10:00 AM.
Representative Rachelle Smit, Chair
Taylor Thrush
Committee Clerk
tthrush@house.mi.gov