MEMBERS:
SEN. PAUL WOJNO, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA
SEN. MALLORY MCMORROW
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG
SEN. DARRIN CAMILLERI
SEN. RUTH JOHNSON, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. EDWARD MCBROOM
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS
SENATOR JEREMY MOSS
CHAIR
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LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
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FAX: (517) 373-2983
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
October 25, 2023
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Elections and Ethics was scheduled for Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at
3:00 p.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 570 (Sen. McMorrow) with recommendation.
2. Reported SB 590 (S-2) (Sen. Cavanagh) with recommendation.
3. Reported SB 591 (S-2) (Sen. Cavanagh) with recommendation.
4. Reported SB 594 (Sen. Moss) with recommendation.
5. Testimony regarding SB 594 (Sen. Moss), HB 4569 (Rep. Coffia), HB 4570 (Rep. Rogers), HB 4983
(Rep. Tsernoglou), HB 4984 (Rep. Skaggs), HB 4985 (Rep. Dievendorf) and HB 4986 (Rep. Wilson).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 3:03 p.m.. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, Chang, Camilleri, Johnson
and McBroom, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to adopt the meeting minutes from October 18, 2023. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McBroom to adopt the McBroom amendment #1 to SB 570. The vote
was as follows:
Yeas: Sen.(s) Johnson and McBroom.
Nays: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, Chang, and Camilleri.
The motion failed and the amendment was not adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McMorrow to report SB 570 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, Chang, and Camilleri.
Nays: Sen.(s) Johnson.
Pass: Sen.(s) McBroom.
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair invited Senator Cavanagh to explain S-2 to SB 590 and S-2 to SB 591.
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The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 590 (S-2), SB 591(S-2):
Lata Nott, Campaign Legal – Support
Erica Peresman, Promote the Vote – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 590 (S-
2), SB 591(S-2):
Campaign Legal Center – Support
Marcus Cheatham, Healthy Democracy Healthy People – Support
Secure Democracy, Secure Democracy – Support
Kevin Johnson, Election Reformers Network – Support
Ricky Bicknell, Voters Not Politicians – Support
Erin Schor, MDOS – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McMorrow to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 590. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, Chang, Camilleri, and McBroom.
Nays: None
Pass: Sen.(s) Johnson.
The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to report the (S-2) version of SB 590 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, Chang, and Camilleri.
Nays: Sen.(s) Johnson.
Pass: Sen.(s) McBroom.
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 591. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, Chang, Camilleri, and McBroom.
Nays: None
Pass: Sen.(s) Johnson.
The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to report the (S-2) version of SB 591 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, Chang, and Camilleri.
Nays: Sen.(s) Johnson.
Pass: Sen.(s) McBroom.
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 594, HB 4569, HB 4570, HB
4983, HB 4984, HB 4985 and HB 4986:
Alex Birkel, Office of State Representative Penelope Tsernoglou – Support
Neal Ubriani, Policy and Research Director at the Institute for Responsive Government – Support
Chris Swope, City of Lansing Clerk – Support
Melanie Macey and Erica Peresman, Promote the Vote – Support
Ricky Bicknell, Voters Not Politicians – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 594, HB
4569, HB 4570, HB 4983, HB 4984, HB 4985 and HB 4986:
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Brad Williams, Detroit Regional Chamber – Support
Merissa Kovach, ACLU Michigan – Support
Chris Semrinec, Michigan League of Conservation Voters – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 594:
Michelle Kanfer Cohen, Fair Elections Center and Its Campus Vote Project – Support
Chris Semrinec, Michigan League of Conservation Voters – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4569
and HB 4570:
Michelle Kanfer Cohen, Fair Elections Center and Its Campus Vote Project – Support
Ashiya Brown, All Voting is Local Action MIchigan – Support
Judy Karandjeff, League of Women Voters – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4983:
Bill Zaagman, GCSI/MI Assn. of County Clerks – Support
John Lindback, National Vote at Home Institute – Support
Marcus Cheatham, Healthy Democracy Healthy People – Support
Ashiya Brown, All Voting is Local Action Michigan – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Chang to report SB 594 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, Chang, and Camilleri.
Nays: None
Pass: Sen.(s) Johnson and McBroom.
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 4:11 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: November 1, 2023
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