HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ELECTION INTEGRITY
REP. RACHELLE SMIT
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
9:00 AM
Room 307, House Office
Building
The House Committee on Election Integrity was called to order by Chair Smit.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Smit, Fox, Outman, Alexander, Hoadley, Pavlov, Wooden, Koleszar and
Xiong.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Hoadley moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 03, 2026. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5717 before the committee:
HB 5717
(Rep. Wortz)
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law," by amending section
373 (MCL 168.373).
Representative Wortz and Abe Dane, the Hillsdale County Clerk, testified in support of HB 5717.
Questions and discussions followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5717, but did not wish to speak:
Sheree Ritchie, representing Pure Integrity Michigan Elections.
Bill Zaagman, representing the Michigan Association of County Clerks.
The Chair laid HB 4765 before the committee:
HB 4765
(Rep. Woolford)
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law," by amending
sections 493a, 493b, 495, 509gg, and 509ii
(MCL 168.493a, 168.493b, 168.495,
168.509gg, and 168.509ii), section 493a as
amended and section 493b as added by 2023
PA 268, sections 495 and 509gg as amended
by 2023 PA 258, and section 509ii as amended
by 2023 PA 257, and by adding section 496c.
A substitute (H-1) to HB 4765 was previously adopted at the March 3, 2026, meeting.
Representative Hoadley moved to report out HB 4765 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 6-3-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Smit, Fox, Outman, Alexander, Hoadley and Pavlov.
Nays: Reps. Wooden, Koleszar and Xiong.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4765, but did not wish to speak:
Logan Vorce, representing the Michigan League of Conservation Voters.
Sherri Boyd, representing the Arc Michigan.
Michelle Lindsay, representing Disability Rights Michigan.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Smit adjourned the meeting at 9:26
AM.
Representative Rachelle Smit, Chair
Taylor Thrush
Committee Clerk
tthrush@house.mi.gov