HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS
REP. PENELOPE TSERNOGLOU
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
10:30 AM
Room 327, House Office Building
The House Committee on Elections was called to order by Chair Tsernoglou.
The Clerk read in a letter from House Speaker Joe Tate appointing members to the House
Elections Committee.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Tsernoglou, Wegela, Hope, Koleszar, Byrnes, Churches, Markkanen, Smit.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Markkanen moved to adopt Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in Room 327 of the House
Office Building as the standing day, time, and location for meetings of the House Committee
on Elections. The motion prevailed 8-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Tsernoglou, Wegela, Hope, Koleszar, Byrnes, Churches, Markkanen, Smit.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair stated that the Committee on Elections will follow the committee rules, as
prescribed in Chapter IV of the House Rules.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, and Attorney General Dana Nessel, gave a presentation
regarding the Implementation of Proposal 22-2. Questions and discussion followed.
Minority Vice Chair Markkanen made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 11:19 AM. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
Representative Penelope Tsernoglou, Chair
Edward Sleeper
Committee Clerk
esleeper@house.mi.gov