HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ELECTION INTEGRITY
REP. RACHELLE SMIT
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, April 28, 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, Outman, Alexander, Hoadley, Pavlov, Wooden, Koleszar and
Xiong.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Hoadley moved to adopt the meeting minutes from April 21, 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.
Representative Wortz testified in support of HB 5845. Questions and discussions followed.
Sheree Ritchie, representing Pure Integrity Michigan Elections, testified in support of HB 5845.
Representative Fox moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5845. The motion prevailed 8-0-1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Smit, Fox, Outman, Alexander, Hoadley, Pavlov, Wooden and Koleszar.
Nays: None.
Pass: Rep. Xiong.
The Chair laid SB 240 and SB 241 before the committee:
SB 240
(Sen. Moss)
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law," by amending
sections 362 and 370 (MCL 168.362 and
168.370), section 362 as amended by 1980 PA
112 and section 370 as amended by 2022 PA
104.
SB 241
(Sen. Moss)
A bill to amend 1909 PA 278, entitled "The
home rule village act," (MCL 78.1 to 78.28) by
adding section 24e.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County Clerk, testified in support of SB 240 and SB 241.
The following person submitted a card wishing to speak in support of SB 240 and SB 241, but due
to the time constraints were unable to speak:
Sheree Ritchie, representing Pure Integrity Michigan Elections.
The following person submitted a card with a neutral position on SB 240, but did not wish to
speak:
Judy Allen, representing the Michigan Townships Association.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 240 and SB 241, but did not wish to speak:
Dave Hodgkins, representing the Michigan Municipal League.
Erin Schor, representing the Michigan Department of State.
Lisa Lyons, Kent County Clerk.
Representative Hoadley moved to report out SB 240 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Smit, Fox, Outman, Alexander, Hoadley, Pavlov, Wooden, Koleszar and Xiong.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Outman moved to report out SB 241 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Smit, Fox, Outman, Alexander, Hoadley, Pavlov, Wooden, Koleszar and Xiong.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Smit adjourned the meeting at 9:23
AM.
Representative Rachelle Smit, Chair
Taylor Thrush
Committee Clerk
tthrush@house.mi.gov