MEMBERS:
SEN. PAUL WOJNO, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA
SEN. MALLORY MCMORROW
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG
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
May 8, 2024
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Elections and Ethics was scheduled for Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at
3:00 p.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 401 (Sen. Camilleri).
2. Testimony regarding SB 403 (Sen. Chang).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 3:00 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 and McBroom, a
quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to adopt the meeting minutes from May 1, 2024. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McBroom to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without
objection, Sen. Johnson was excused from the meeting.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 401:
Merissa Kovach, ACLU of Michigan – Support
Dave Hodgkins, MML – No Position
Scott Smith, City of Wyoming – No Position
Bruce Barlond, citizen – Opposition
Lata Nott, Campaign Legal Center – Support
Marcus Cheatham, Healthy Democracy Healthy People – Support
Mike Batterbee, MTA – Opposition
Denise Hartsough, League of Women Voters – Support
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 403:
Aghogho Edevbie, MDOS – Support
Sara Ismail, ACCESS – Support
Kurtis Fernandez, APIA Vote-MI – Support
Henry Duong, Rising Voices – Support
Cindy Gamboa, MI PODER – Support
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Denise Hartsough, League of Women Woters – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 401, SB
402, SB 403 and SB 404:
Michigan Assoc. of Municipal Clerks – No Position
Shiree Ritchie, Pure Integrity Michigan Elections – Opposition
Arturo Vargas National Assoc. of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials – Support
Angela Davenport, Voting Access for All – Support
The Arc Michigan – Support
Yvonne White, NAACP MI State Conference – Support
Debbie Rosenman, Fighting 9 Invidisible – Support
Quentin Turner, Common Cause Michgian – Support
Disability Rights Michigan – Support
Amanda Klein, United Way for Southeastern Michigan – Support
Stephanie Szymas, Secure Democraty – Support
Madeline Fata, MI Association of Counties – No Position
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 4:58 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: May 15, 2024
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