HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS
REP. PENELOPE TSERNOGLOU
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
10:30 AM
Room 327, House Office Building
The House Committee on Elections was called to order by Chair Tsernoglou.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Tsernoglou, Wegela, Hope, Koleszar, Byrnes, Churches, Smit, DeBoyer.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative DeBoyer moved to adopt the meeting minutes from October 17, 2023. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid SB 572 and SB 573 before the committee:
SB 572
(Sen. Moss)
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled "Michigan
election law," by amending section 658 (MCL
168.658), as amended by 2023 PA 88.
SB 573
(Sen. Moss)
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled "Michigan
election law," by amending section 661 (MCL
168.661), as amended by 2023 PA 88.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 572 and SB 573, but did not wish to
speak:
Mike Batterbee, representing the Michigan Townships Association.
Bill Zaagman, representing the Michigan Association of Municipal Clerks.
Representative Koleszar moved to report out SB 572 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 8-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Tsernoglou, Wegela, Hope, Koleszar, Byrnes, Churches, Smit, DeBoyer.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Hope moved to report out SB 573 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 8-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Tsernoglou, Wegela, Hope, Koleszar, Byrnes, Churches, Smit, DeBoyer.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Tsernoglou adjourned the
meeting at 10:36 AM.
Representative Penelope Tsernoglou, Chair
Edward Sleeper
Committee Clerk
esleeper@house.mi.gov