HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ELECTION INTEGRITY
REP. RACHELLE SMIT
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
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 Fox moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 04, 2025. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HJR B before the committee:
Representative Fox moved to report out HJR B with recommendation. 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 HJR B, but due to the time constraints
were unable to speak:
Melany Mack
Katie Cavanaugh.
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
9:00 AM
Room 307, House Office
Building
HJR B
(Rep. Posthumus)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the state constitution of 1963, by amending
sections 1 and 4 of article II, to require the
verification of an elector's United States
citizenship and to modify voter identification
requirements.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HJR B, but did not wish to speak:
Shannon Abbott, representing Common Cause Michigan.
Melanie Macey, representing Promote the Vote.
Kyle Zawacki, representing the ACLU of Michigan.
Ashiya Brown, representing the All Voting is Local Action.
Mary Pollock, representing the Michigan Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Network.
Christine Suave, representing the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center.
Patti Hooten, representing themselves.
Michael Dunn, representing themselves.
Nancy Bradley, representing themselves.
Bill Schnaidt, representing themselves.
Kay Perry, representing themselves.
Judy Karandjeff, representing themselves.
Eric Welsby, representing themselves.
Stephanie Szymas, representing Secure Democracy USA.
The following person submitted a card in support of HJR B, but did not wish to speak:
Jeff Schaeper, representing Stand UP Michigan.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Smit adjourned the meeting at 9:04
AM.
Representative Rachelle Smit, Chair
Taylor Thrush
Committee Clerk
tthrush@house.mi.gov