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In The Chair: Geiss
The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
Senator Johnson asked and was granted unanimous consent to make a statement and moved that the statement be printed in the Journal.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Johnson’s statement is as follows:
I rise in support of this bill. I think it is very important for the security and fairness of our elections that we do not continue to mail absentee ballots to individuals if, for example, we know they’ve moved to another state. That is why I appreciate the amendment that requires the Secretary of State or a local clerk to rescind the permanent absentee ballot application of voters who request to be removed from this list, are no longer qualified to vote in Michigan, change their residence to another state, or do not vote for six consecutive years. This is common sense and an integrity measure, and I appreciate the sponsor working to include this language in Senate Bill No. 369.
The following bill was read a third time:
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 question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: