HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ELECTION INTEGRITY
REP. RACHELLE SMIT
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, June 9, 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, Outman, Alexander, Hoadley, Pavlov, Wooden, Koleszar and Xiong.
Absent: Rep. Fox.
Excused: Rep. Fox.
Representative Hoadley moved to adopt the meeting minutes from April 28, 2026. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5845 before the committee:
HB 5845
(Rep. Wortz)
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law," by amending section
811 (MCL 168.811), as amended by 2023 PA
86.
A substitute (H-1) to HB 5845 was previously adopted at the April 28, 2026, meeting.
Representative Pavlov moved to report out HB 5845 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 5-2-1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Smit, Outman, Alexander, Hoadley and Pavlov.
Nays: Reps. Wooden and Koleszar.
Pass: Rep. Xiong.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5845, but did not wish to speak:
Sheree Ritchie, representing Pure Integrity Michigan Elections.
Professor William Wagner, representing himself.
Katherine Bussard, representing herself.
Representative Wooden moved to excuse Representative Fox from the meeting. There being no
objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Smit adjourned the meeting at 9:12
AM.
Representative Rachelle Smit, Chair
Taylor Thrush
Committee Clerk
tthrush@house.mi.gov