MEMBERS:
SEN. ED MCBROOM, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL
SEN. PAUL WOJNO, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS
SENATOR RUTH A. JOHNSON
CHAIR
7300 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-1636
FAX: (517) 373-1453
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
June 23, 2021
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Elections was scheduled for Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at 2:00 p.m., in
the 1300 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 130 (Sen. Nesbitt)
2. Testimony regarding SB 131 (Sen. Wojno).
3.
Testimony regarding SB 132 (Sen. Nesbitt).
4.
Testimony regarding SB 133 (Sen. Wojno).
5.
Testimony regarding HB 4530 (Rep. Calley).
6.
Testimony regarding HB 4531 (Rep. Filler).
7.
Testimony regarding HB 4532 (Rep. Whitsett).
8.
Testimony regarding HB 4533 (Rep. Puri).
9. Testimony regarding SB 22 (Sen. Runestad).
10. Testimony regarding SB 23 (Sen. Runestad).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:04 p.m. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Johnson, Sen.(s) McBroom, VanderWall, and Wojno, a quorum was
present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McBroom to adopt the meeting minutes from June 16, 2021. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited Sen. Runestad to summarize SB 22 and SB 23.
The Chair invited Ryan Studley, of Sen. Nesbitt's office, to summarize SB 130 and SB 132.
The Chair invited Sen. Wojno to summarize SB 131 and SB 133.
The Chair invited Thye Fischman, of Rep. Calley's office, and Emily Eggenberger, of Rep. Whitsett's office, to
summarize HB 4530 - HB 4533.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 130, SB 131, SB 132, SB 133,
HB 4530, HB 4531, HB 4532 and HB 4533:
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Justin Roebuck, Michigan Association of County Clerks – Support
Mary Clark, Michigan Association of Municipal Clerks – Support
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 22:
Judy Allen, Michigan Townships Association – Oppose
Chris Hackbarth, Michigan Municipal League – Oppose
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 4530 and SB 23:
Jennifer Smith, Michigan Association of School Boards – Oppose
The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB
4530, HB 4531, HB 4532 and HB 4533:
Adam Reames, Michigan Department of State – Support
The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB
130:
Jennifer Smith, Michigan Association of School Boards – Support
The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB
4530, HB 4531 and SB 23:
Chris Glass, Talent Triangle – Oppose
The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB
130, SB 131, SB 132, SB 133, HB 4530, HB 4531, HB 4532 and HB 4533:
Deena Bosworth, Michigan Association of Counties – Support
The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 22:
Deena Bosworth, Michigan Association of Counties – Oppose
The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 22
and SB 23:
Robert Anderson, Michigan Farm Bureau – Support
Tori Sachs, Michigan Freedom Fund – Support
Scott Urbanowski, Citizen – Oppose
Beth DeShone, Great Lakes Education Project – Support
Ben DeGrow, Mackinac Center for Public Policy – Support
Dan Papineau, Michigan Chamber of Commerce – Support
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 3:03 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: September 1, 2021
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