HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ELECTION INTEGRITY
REP. RACHELLE SMIT
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, March 3, 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, Fox, Alexander, Hoadley, Pavlov, Wooden, Koleszar and Xiong.
Absent: Rep. Outman.
Excused: Rep. Outman.
Representative Hoadley moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 24, 2026. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4765 before the committee:
HB 4765
(Rep. Woolford)
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law," by amending
sections 493a, 493b, 495, 509gg, and 509ii
(MCL 168.493a, 168.493b, 168.495,
168.509gg, and 168.509ii), section 493a as
amended and section 493b as added by 2023
PA 268, sections 495 and 509gg as amended
by 2023 PA 258, and section 509ii as amended
by 2023 PA 257, and by adding section 496c.
Representative Woolford and Bill Richardson, the Waterloo Township Clerk testified in support of
HB 4765. Questions and discussions followed.
Representative Fox moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4765. The motion prevailed 5-3-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Smit, Fox, Alexander, Hoadley and Pavlov.
Nays: Reps. Wooden, Koleszar and Xiong.
Pass: None.
Sheree Ritchie, representing Pure Integrity Michigan Elections, testified in support of HB 4765.
Melanie Macey, representing Promote the Vote, testified in opposition to HB 4765. Questions and
discussions followed.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4765, but did not wish to speak:
Nomi Joyrich, representing Jews for a Secular Democracy.
Mitch Albers, representing the Michigan Association for Justice.
Kyle Zawacki, representing the ACLU of Michigan.
Thomas Luckett, representing the Michigan Democratic Party.
Tony Gant, representing Voting Access for All.
Sandra Sorini Elser, representing the League of Women Voters of Michigan.
Rachel Richards, representing the Michigan League for Public Policy.
Erin Schor, representing the Michigan Department of State.
Eric Welsby, representing Detroit Disability Power.
Kelly Stanton Fordon, representing Indivisible Metro Detroit.
Lori Cheshure, representing Indivisible Metro Detroit.
Nancy Taylor, representing Indivisible Metro Detroit.
Noelle Perry, representing Indivisible Metro Detroit.
Marianne O’Connor, representing Indivisible Metro Detroit.
Usha Bhatt, representing Macomb Defenders Rising.
Rev. Karen C. Lewis, representing St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
Cathy Radner, representing Jews for Secular Democracy.
Cathy Radner, representing Jews for Secular Democracy.
Carol Goldsmith, representing Jews for Secular Democracy.
Sommer Foster, representing Michigan Voices.
Audrey, representing Indivisible Metro Detroit.
Chenita W. Gary, representing Our Own Wall Street.
Lindsey Block, representing Indivisible Metro Detroit.
Athena German, representing Downriver United 734.
Charles Thomas Jr., representing When You Vote – I Win.
Antoinette McDaniel, representing Michigan United Action.
Christine Suave, representing the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center.
Kim Murphy-Kovalick, representing Voters Not Politicians.
Barbra Steer, representing Voting Access for All Coalition.
Lisa Lenchner Rosenbaum, representing the Michigan Democratic Party Senior Caucus.
Lynn Lieberman, representing the National Council of Jewish Women, Michigan
Frances Marlene Cook, representing the National Council of Jewish Women, Michigan
Susan VanDeventer, representing the League of Women Voters.
Denise Cruz, representing the League of Women Voters.
Mary Jo Ebert, representing the Michigan Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Network
Simone Schicker, representing Jews for a Secular Democracy.
Marianne Perraut, representing Concerned Citizens Oak Park Area.
Susan Nelmes.
Kay Perry.
Clara Elinger Pesis.
Jean Goddard.
Susan Striker.
Theresa O’Brien.
Loretta Darnell.
Elizabeth Cheslak.
Casey Columbus.
Martha Szilagyi.
Keeley Jones.
Elizabeth Cato.
Efi Chavez.
Barbara Hillman.
Denise Jacob, RN, PhD.
Claudia Kraus Piper.
Tara Cohen.
Helena Daley.
Marilyn Nathanson.
Torrey Shawe.
Marilyn Mossman.
Jacqueline Curry.
Marcia Goodrich.
Elizabeth A. Hakola.
Suzanne Ross.
Reverend Kim Newport.
Christopher Klimowicz.
Risha Ring.
Amy Lilienfeld.
Kathleen Johnson.
Amanda Feifer O'Brien.
Matt Gullo.
Beverly Wolf.
Kathleen M Gerus.
Leah Klass.
Norma J. Bailey.
Laura Larson.
Lisa Zucker.
Zandra Richardson.
Emily Jernberg.
Anne Whitney Shuck.
Kelly Goldberg.
Ellen Gelerman.
Beth Kafkakis.
Mary McGeehan.
Quinlan Shuck.
Donna L. Armistead.
Emily Stout.
Audrey McMullen.
Jennifer Evanson.
Karen Sundberg.
Meredith R. Holtz.
Jonathan Rubin.
Judy Stone.
Elaine Carter.
Alice J. McKeage.
Carol Erickson.
Mary Bowler.
Lee Schottenfels.
Sarah Morisot.
Cynthia Guido.
Jennifer Everland.
Khrys X. Myrddin.
Claire Stroker.
Helen Stajninger.
Gale Barr.
Ronald Smith.
Lori Boyce.
Charles Carpenter.
Karen B Kurcz.
Jean Cooper.
Mary O'Neill.
Marilyn Moser.
Gina Lantz.
Lori Miller.
Emerson Lantz.
Jennifer Glotzhober.
Elizabeth Oala.
Francine Dolins, Ph.D.
Linda Dominik.
Leon Faulkender.
Julie Carson.
Emily Baker.
Kirk Bennett.
Rebecca Covel-German.
Sharon Gourdji.
Sara Kravitz.
Andrew Lantz.
Audrey Pleasant.
Diane Reed.
The Chair laid HB 4583 before the committee:
HB 4583
(Rep. Maddock)
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled "The
general property tax act," by amending
sections 24f and 36 (MCL 211.24f and
211.36), section 24f as amended by 2000 PA
244 and section 36 as amended by 1997 PA
138.
A substitute (H-1) to HB 4583 was previously adopted at the February 24, 2026, meeting.
Representative Hoadley moved to report out HB 4583 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 5-3-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Smit, Fox, Alexander, Hoadley and Pavlov.
Nays: Reps. Wooden, Koleszar and Xiong.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4583, but did not wish to speak:
Judy Allen, representing the Michigan Townships Association.
Dillon Geshel, representing the Michigan Library Association.
Samantha Gibson, representing the Michigan Association of Counties.
The Chair laid HB 4584 before the committee:
HB 4584
(Rep. Maddock)
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law," by amending
sections 312, 641, and 821 (MCL 168.312,
168.641, and 168.821), section 312 as
amended by 2013 PA 253, section 641 as
amended by 2015 PA 197, and section 821 as
amended by 2018 PA 614.
A substitute (H-1) to HB 4584 was previously adopted at the February 24, 2026, meeting.
Representative Alexander moved to report out HB 4584 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 5-3-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Smit, Fox, Alexander, Hoadley and Pavlov.
Nays: Reps. Wooden, Koleszar and Xiong.
Pass: None.
The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 4584, but did not wish to speak:
Dr. David Michelson, representing the Michigan Education Association.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4583 and HB 4584, but did not wish to
speak:
Katie Cavanaugh, representing the Okemos Schools Board of Education.
Diane Worden.
Susan Nelmes.
Kay Perry.
The Chair laid HB 5032 before the committee:
HB 5032
(Rep. Kelly)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The
revised school code," by amending section
1361 (MCL 380.1361), as amended by 2003
PA 299.
Representative Pavlov moved to report out HB 5032 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
5-3-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Smit, Fox, Alexander, Hoadley and Pavlov.
Nays: Reps. Wooden, Koleszar and Xiong.
Pass: None.
Representative Fox moved to excuse Representative Outman 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 9:42
AM.
Representative Rachelle Smit, Chair
Taylor Thrush
Committee Clerk
tthrush@house.mi.gov