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- Meeting date
- 2021-05-26
- Scheduled start
- 2021-05-26 14:00:00.000000
- Documented start
- 2021-05-26 14:04:00.000000
- Documented end
- 2021-05-26 18:38:00.000000
- Location
- the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room of the Capitol Building
- Official minutes
- Open official source ↗
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- Actual end
- 2021-05-26 18:38:00.000000
- Actual start
- 2021-05-26 14:04:00.000000
- Chamber
- senate
- Committee id
- committee-224
- Committee name
- Elections
- Evidence text
- MEMBERS: SEN. ED MCBROOM, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL SEN. PAUL WOJNO, MINORITY VICE CHAIR THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS SENATOR RUTH A. JOHNSON CHAIR 7300 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-1636 FAX: (517) 373-1453 COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES May 26, 2021 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Elections was scheduled for Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at 2:00 p.m., in the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room of the Capitol Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Testimony regarding SB 303 (Sen. Barrett). 2. Testimony regarding SB 285 (S-1) (Sen. Theis). 3. Testimony regarding SB 307 (Sen. Theis). 4. Testimony regarding SB 304 (Sen. VanderWall). 5. Testimony regarding SB 310 (S-1) (Sen. Johnson). 6. Testimony regarding SB 284 (Sen. Lauwers). 7. Testimony regarding SB 289 (Sen. Nesbitt). The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:04 p.m. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Johnson, Sen.(s) McBroom, VanderWall, and Wojno, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McBroom to adopt the meeting minutes from May 19, 2021. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair invited Sen. Barrett to summarize SB 303. The Chair offered an (S-1) version of SB 285. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McBroom to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 285. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Johnson, Sen.(s) McBroom, VanderWall, and Wojno Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. The Chair invited Meghan Reckling, of Sen. Theis' office, to summarize SB 285, the (S-1) version of SB 285, and SB 307. The Chair invited Sen. VanderWall to summarize SB 304. Page 1 of 4 The Chair offered an (S-1) version of SB 310. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McBroom to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 310. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Johnson, Sen.(s) McBroom, VanderWall, and Wojno Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. The Chair summarized SB 310 and the (S-1) version of SB 310. The Chair invited Sen. McBroom to summarize SB 284 and SB 289. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 284, SB 310, SB 285, SB 303, SB 304, SB 307 and SB 289: Adam Reames, Michigan Department of State – Oppose Dr. Linda Lee Tarver, Election Integrity Expert for Michigan – Support Patrice Johnson, Pure Integrity for Michigan Elections – Support Linda Appling, Citizen – Oppose The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 285, SB 303, SB 304, and SB 310: Erica Peresman, Michigan Democratic Party – Oppose At 4:20 p.m., the Chair left the committee. At that time, Vice Chair McBroom continued with testimony for the committee. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 284, SB 285, and SB 310: Maya Noronha, Opportunity Solutions Project – Support The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 284, SB 310, SB 285, SB 303, SB 304, and SB 289: Merissa Kovach, ACLU of Michigan – Oppose The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 284, SB 285, SB 303, SB 304, and SB 310: Aghogho Edevbie, All Voting is Local – Oppose The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 303: Fonda Brewer, Citizen – Oppose The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 304: John Helge, Citizen – Oppose The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 289: Julie Leavitt, Citizen – Oppose The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 285: Gayleh Steele, Citizen – Oppose Paul Richardson, Citizen – Oppose Anthony Andrews, Citizen – No Position Page 2 of 4 At 4:58 p.m., the Chair returned to the committee. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 310: Bobbie Walton, Citizen – Oppose Mari Negro, Citizen – No Position The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 284: Wanda Eichler, Citizen – No Position The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 285 and SB 307: Judy Daubenmier, Citizen – Oppose The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 284, SB 300, and SB 289: David Hopkinson, Citizen – Oppose The following cards were turned in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 284, SB 310, SB 285, SB 303, SB 304, SB 307 and SB 289: Mary Clark, Michigan Association of Municipal Clerks – Oppose Bill Zaagman, Michigan Association of County Clerks – Oppose Nancy Wang, Voters Not Politicians – Oppose Shira Roza, Promote the Vote – Oppose Christina Schlitt, League of Women Voters of Michigan – Oppose Alex Rossman, Michigan League for Public Policy – Oppose The following cards were turned in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 284, SB 310, SB 285, SB 303, SB 304, and SB 289: Bill Flory, Michigan Association for Justice – Oppose The following cards were turned in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 285, SB 303, and SB 304: Algeria Wilson, National Association of Social Workers Michigan – Oppose Kaitie Giza, Homeless Action Network of Detroit – Oppose Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness – Oppose The following cards were turned in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 285, SB 303, SB 304, and SB 310: Michigan State Employee Retirees Association – Oppose Emily Snider, Michigan ADL – Oppose Hallie Fox, Michigan League of Conservation Voters – Oppose The following cards were turned in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 285 and SB 310: Melissa Seifert, AARP – Oppose The following cards were turned in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 284, SB 285, SB 289, SB 303, and SB 310: NAACP LDF – Oppose The following cards were turned in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 285, SB 303, SB 304, : Page 3 of 4 Algeria Wilson, National Association of Social Workers Michigan – Oppose The following cards were turned in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 284: Martin Porzondek, Citizen – No Position The following cards were turned in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 310: Greg Gibbs, Citizen – No Position The following cards were turned in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 303 and SB 304: Robert Anderson, Michigan Farm Bureau – Support The following cards were turned in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 304: John Helge, Citizen – Oppose There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 6:38 p.m. Date Adopted by Committee: June 2, 2021 Page 4 of 4
- Location
- the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room of the Capitol Building
- Media count
- 1
- Meeting date
- 2021-05-26
- Meeting id
- meeting-3406
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum confirmed
- Scheduled start
- 2021-05-26 14:00:00.000000
- Session name
- 2021-2022
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