HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS
REP. PENELOPE TSERNOGLOU
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
10:30 AM
Room 327, House Office Building
The House Committee on Elections was called to order by Chair Tsernoglou.
Chair Tsernoglou asked to take a moment of silence to honor and remember the students,
Alexandria Verner, Arielle Anderson, and Brian Fraser, from the Chair's community whose
lives were taken last week at Michigan State.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Tsernoglou, Wegela, Hope, Koleszar, Byrnes, Churches, Smit.
Absent: Rep. Markkanen.
Excused: None.
Representatives Wegela, Koleszar, Byrnes, Churches and Smit joined the committee
remotely.
The Chair laid before the committee the Presentation by the Michigan Associaiton of County
Clerks, represented by Saginaw County Clerk Vanessa Guerra, and Ingham County Clerk
Barb Byrum. Questions and discussion followed.
The Chair laid HB 4033 before the committee:
HB 4033
(Rep. Paiz)
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled "Michigan
election law," (MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding
section 634b.
Representative Paiz testified in support of HB 4033. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of , but did not wish to speak:
Melanie Macey, representing Promote The Vote.
Bob DeVries, representing Ottawa County.
Judy Allen, representing the Michigan Townships Association.
Dave Hodgkins, representing the Michigan Municipal League.
Madeline Fata, representing the Michigan Association of Counties.
Bill Zaagman, representing the Michigan Association of Municipal and County Clerks.
Amy O'Leary, representing the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments.
The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 4033, but did not wish to speak:
Phil Lombard, representing himself.
Muhammad Rahkeim testified with no position on HB 4033.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Tsernoglou adjourned the
meeting at 11:13 AM.
Representative Penelope Tsernoglou, Chair
Edward Sleeper
Committee Clerk
esleeper@house.mi.gov