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.
The Chair laid HJR B before the committee:
Representative Anne Bollin and Representative Jay DeBoyer, testified in support of HJR B.
Questions and discussions followed.
Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Edevbie, representing the Michigan Department of State,
testified in opposition to HJR B. Questions and discussions followed.
Kyle Zawacki, representing the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), testified in opposition
to HJR B. Questions and discussions followed.
Melanie Macey, representing Promote the Vote, testified in opposition to HJR B.
Mariah Bryant, representing Voters not Politicians, testified in opposition to HJR B.
Shelly Lake, representing themselves, testified in support of HJR B.
Representative Posthumus, testified in support of HJR B. Questions and discussions followed.
Tuesday, March 4, 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.
Kurt O’Keefe, representing the Americans for Citizen Voting, testified in support of HJR B.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HJR B, but due to the time constraints
were unable to speak:
Cara Erskine, representing the GLDA.
Zena Ajilehawi, representing the CSATF.
Haley Hompstead, representing the CSTAF.
Nomi Joyrich, representing Jews for Secular Democracy.
Teffani DuPont, representing the VAAC.
Tracy Pease, representing ABC for Justice.
Angela Davenport, representing Voting Access for All.
Ashiya Brown, representing All Voting is Local Action.
Shannon Abbott, representing the Common Cause.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HJR B, but did not wish to speak:
Stephanie Szymas, representing Secure Democracy USA.
Khadja Erickson, representing The Hubris Collective.
Jason Lachowski, representing the AARP.
Ben Paulson, representing the Michigan League of Conservation Voters.
Sara Ismail, representing ACCESS.
Michelle Roberts, representing Disability Rights Michigan.
Mitch Albers, representing the Michigan Association for Justice.
Eli Isaguirre, representing the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters.
Rachel Richards, representing the Michigan League for Public Policy.
Eric Welsby, representing the Detroit Disability Power.
Sommer Foster, representing the MI VOICES.
Judy Karaidieff, representing the League of Women Voters of Michigan.
Kelsey Rogers, representing the Campaign Legal Center.
Sherry Trezise, representing themselves.
Almira Foster, representing themselves.
Nancy Mathias, representing themselves.
Sherri Boyd, representing themselves.
Kay Perry, representing themselves.
Katie Cavanaugh, representing themselves.
Mary Beth Adyniec, representing the themselves.
Melanie Mack, representing the themselves.
Jamie Taylor, representing the themselves.
The following person submitted a card in support of HJR B, but did not wish to speak:
Bill Whitbeck, representing themselves.
The chair laid a Presentation from Michigan Fair Elections Institute and Pure Integrity Michigan
Elections before the committee.
Patrice Johnson, Sherri Ritchie, and Jeff Schaffer, representing the Michigan Fair Elections
Institute and Pure Integrity Michigan Elections, gave a presentation.
Representative Fox moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 25, 2025. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Smit adjourned the meeting at
10:16 AM.
Representative Rachelle Smit, Chair
Taylor Thrush
Committee Clerk
tthrush@house.mi.gov