The changes made by Proposal 2 are the biggest changes to Michigan’s elections in over half a century. There is a legal path to follow to change the rules and continue to get the people’s and legislators’ input and be transparent, but it’s being ignored. They should go through the current open and deliberate process for permanent rule-making. I will be voting “no” on concurrence in the House substitute and I urge my colleagues to do the same.
Senate Bill No. 370, entitled
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” by amending sections 759, 761, and 766 (MCL 168.759, 168.761, and 168.766), sections 759 and 761 as amended by 2020 PA 302 and section 766 as amended by 2018 PA 120, and by adding sections 766a and 766b; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
The House of Representatives has amended the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 27, line 5, by striking out all of subdivision (b) and inserting:
“(b) Senate Bill No. 367.”.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill as amended, ordered that it be given immediate effect and pursuant to Joint Rule 20, inserted the full title.
Pending the order that, under rule 3.202, the bill be laid over one day,
Senator Singh moved that the rule be suspended.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on concurring in the amendment made to the bill by the House,
The amendment was concurred in, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: