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
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LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
February 7, 2024
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Elections and Ethics was scheduled for Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at
3:00 p.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Adopted Revised Senate Elections and Ethics Committee Rules.
2. Testimony regarding HB 4127 (Rep. Tsernoglou) and HB 4128 (Rep. Young).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 3:07 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 Johnson, a
quorum was present.
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to adopt the revised committee rules. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, Chang, and Johnson.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the rules were adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Chang to adopt the meeting minutes from November 8, 2023. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited Alex Birkle from Representative Tsernoglou's office to explain House Bills 4127 and 4128.
Member questions followed.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 4127 and HB 4128:
Marie Wicks, East Lansing Clerk – Support
Emma Crabtree, East Lansing Council Secretary – Support
Robyn Sanders, The Brennan Center for Justice – Support
Katie O'Sullivan-See, Moms Demand Action – Support
Kim Murphy-Kovalick, Voters Not Politicians – Support
Carolyn Normandin, Anti-Defamation League – Support
Jessie Ojeda, Giffords Fellow – Support
Erica Peresman, Promote the Vote – Support
Tom Lambert, Michigan Open Carry – Opposition
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Sheree Ritchie, PIME – Opposition
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4127
and HB 4128:
Merissa Kovach, ACLU – Support
Brenden Roodreau, Great Lakes Gun Rights – Opposition
Logan Vorce, Michigan League of Conservation Voters – Support
Brady Schickinger, Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners – Opposition
Paul Dalrymple, self – Opposition
Judy Karandjeff, League of Women Voters of Michigan – Support
Kelsey Rogers, Campaign Legal Center – Support
Linda Danders, Lansing Moms Demand Action – Support
Ramya Swami, Brady United Against Gun Violence – Support
Kim Meltzer, Clinton Twp. Clerk – Opposition
Bill Zaagman, Assoc. of Municipal Clerks – Support
Erin Schor, Michigan Dept of State – Support
The Chair made a motion to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. McBroom was
excused from the meeting.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 4:06 p.m.
Dated Adopted by Committee: February 21, 2024
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