HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS
REP. ANN BOLLIN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
12:00 PM
Room 326, House Office Building
The House Committee on Elections and Ethics was called to order by Chair Bollin.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Bollin, Wendzel, Calley, Steven Johnson, Filler, Koleszar, Whitsett.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Wendzel moved to adopt the minutes from the February 23rd, 2021 meeting.
There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4282, HB 4284, HB 4283 and HB 4285 before the committee:
HB 4282
(Rep. Calley)
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled "Michigan
election law," by amending section 163 (MCL
168.163), as amended by 2012 PA 276.
HB 4284
(Rep. Koleszar)
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled "Michigan
election law," by amending sections 193 and 254
(MCL 168.193 and 168.254), section 193 as
amended by 2012 PA 276 and section 254 as
amended by 2018 PA 120.
HB 4283
(Rep. Sabo)
A bill to amend 1966 PA 261, entitled "An act to
provide for the apportionment of county boards of
commissioners; to prescribe the size of the board;
to provide for appeals; to prescribe the manner of
election of the members of the county board of
commissioners; to provide for compensation of
members; to prescribe penalties and provide
remedies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by
amending sections 11 and 11a (MCL 46.411 and
46.411a), section 11 as amended by 2002 PA 158.
HB 4285
(Rep. Bollin)
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled "Michigan
election law," by amending section 349 (MCL
168.349), as amended by 2018 PA 654.
Representative Sabo, testified in support of HB 4282, HB 4284, HB 4283 and HB 4285.
Lindsay Oswald, representing the St. Joseph County Clerk, testified in support of HB 4282,
HB 4284, HB 4283 and HB 4285.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4282, HB 4284, HB 4283 and HB
4285, but did not wish to speak:
Michigan Association of County Clerks.
Bill Zaagman, representing the Michigan Association of Municipal Clerks.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Bollin adjourned the meeting at
12:06 PM.
Representative Ann Bollin, Chair
Amy Rostkowycz
Committee Clerk
arostkowycz@house.mi.gov