MEMBERS:
SEN. PAUL WOJNO, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA
SEN. MALLORY MCMORROW
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG
SEN. DARRIN CAMILLERI
SEN. RUTH JOHNSON, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. EDWARD MCBROOM
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS
SENATOR JEREMY MOSS
CHAIR
132 CAPITOL BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-7888
FAX: (517) 373-2983
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
June 7, 2023
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Elections and Ethics was scheduled for Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at
2:00 p.m., in the 1300 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 367 (Sen. Moss)
2. Testimony regarding SB 368 (Sen. McBroom).
3. Testimony regarding SB 369 (Sen. Singh).
4. Testimony regarding SB 370 (Sen. Santana)
5. Testimony regarding SB 371 (Sen. Santana).
6. Testimony regarding SB 372 (Sen. Camilleri).
7. Testimony regarding SB 373 (Sen. Chang).
8. Testimony regarding SB 374 (Sen. Moss).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:06 p.m.. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, Chang, Camilleri, Johnson
and McBroom, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to adopt the meeting minutes from May 24, 2023. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
At 2:07 p.m., the Chair recessed the committee.
At 2:17 p.m., the Chair reconvened the committee.
The Chair welcomed SOS Jocelyn Benson to the committee and invited her to testify on Senate Bills 367-374.
The Chair testified on Senate Bill 367 and invited Senator McBroom to explain Senate Bill 368. Member
questions followed.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 367 and SB 368:
Erica Peresman, Promote the Vote – Support
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Mary Clark and Chris Swope, MI Assoc. of Municipal Clerks – Support
Vanessa Guerra and Kyle Botswick, MI Assoc. of County Clerks – Support
Erin Schro, MI Dept. of State – Support
The Chair testified on Senate Bill 369.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 369:
Erica Peresman, Promote the Vote – Support
Mary Clark and Chris Swope, MI Assoc. of Municipal Clerks – Support
Vanessa Guerra, MI Assoc. of County Clerks – Support
Erin Schor, MI Dept. of State – Support
The Chair invited Senator Santana to testify on Senate Bills 370 and 371.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 370 and SB 371:
Erica Peresman, Promote the Vote – Support
Mary Clark and Chris Swope, MI Assoc. of Municipal Clerks – Support
The Chair invited Senator Camilleri to testify on Senate Bill 372.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 372:
Erica Peresman, Promote the Vote – Support
Mary Clark and Chris Swope, MI Assoc. of Municipal Clerks – Support
Erin Schor, MI Dept of State – Support
The Senator invited Senator Chang to testify on Senate Bill 373.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 373:
Chris Swope, Michigan Assoc. of Municipal Clerks – Support
Vanessa Guerra, MI Assoc. of County Clerks – Support
Erin Schor, MI Dept of State – Support
Erica Peresman, Promote the Vote – Support
The Chair testified on Senate Bill 374.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 374:
Erica Peresman, Promote the Vote – Support
Mary Clark and Chris Swope, MI Assoc. of Municipal Clerks – Support
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SBs 367 – 374:
Sheri Ritchie – PIME, Stand up Michigan, Freedom Alliance – Opposed
The Chair read in the cards of the individuals not wishing to testify before the committee:
Eric Welsby, Detroit Disability Power – Support SBs 367, 369, 370. 372, and 373.
Barbara Smith Warner, National Vote at Home Institute – Support SBs 369, 370.
Michigan League of Conservation Voters – Support SBs 367, 369, 370, 372, 373
Mary Pollock, American Assoc. of University Women of Michigan – Support SBs 367 – 374
Stephanie Kreuz, Heritage Action – Opposed SBs 369, 370, 372
Marcus Cheatham, self – Support SBs 367 – 374
Joan Gustafson, MI Nonprofit Association – Support SBs 367, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373
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Matt Patton, Protect Democracy – Support SBs 367 – 374
Kelsey Rogers, Campaign Legal Center – Support SBs 367, 369, 370, 372, 373
Melissa Kovach, ACLU of Michigan – Support SBs 367 – 373
Brad Williams, Detroit Regional Chamber – Support SBs 367 – 374
Nick Occhipinti, League of Conservation Voters – Support SBs 367 – 374
Mary Pollock, MI State Employee Retirees Association – Support SBs 367-374
Olivia Luckett, Michigan Democratic Party – Support SBs 367 – 374
Rusty Merchant, Secure Democracy USA – Support SBs 369, 370, 372, 373
Ricky Bicknell, Voters Not Politicians – Support SBs 367 – 374
Mike Batterbee, Michigan Township Association – Support SBs 369, 372, 374
Angela Ardis, Next Gen America, MI Chapter – Support SBs 368, 370, 371, 373, 374
Ben Gardner, All Voting is Local – Support SBs 367, 369, 370, 372, 373
Jodi Fisher, Healthy Democracy, Healthy People – Support SBs 367 – 374
Rachel Richards, MI League for Public Policy – Support SBs 367-373
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 5:10 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: June 13, 2023
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