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Meeting date: 2024-12-04
Scheduled start: 2024-12-04 15:15:00.000000
Documented start: 2024-12-04 15:18:00.000000
Documented end: 2024-12-04 16:15:00.000000
Location: the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Official minutes: Open official source ↗

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Actual end: 2024-12-04 16:15:00.000000
Actual start: 2024-12-04 15:18:00.000000
Chamber: senate
Committee id: committee-268
Committee name: Elections and Ethics
Evidence text: MEMBERS: SEN. PAUL WOJNO, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA SEN. MALLORY MCMORROW SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG SEN. RUTH JOHNSON, MINORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. EDWARD MCBROOM THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS SENATOR JEREMY MOSS CHAIR 132 CAPITOL BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-7888 FAX: (517) 373-2983 COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES December 4, 2024 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Elections and Ethics was scheduled for Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at 3:15 p.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Testimony and Reported SB 494 (S-4) (Sen. Santana) with recommendation. 2. Testimony and Reported SB 835 (S-2) ( Chang) with recommendation. 3. Testimony and Reported regarding SB 1108 (S-2) (Sen. Moss), SB 1109 (S-1) (Sen. Moss), SB 1110 (S-1) (Sen. Irwin) with recommendation . 4. Testimony and Reported HB 5571 (Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou) with recommendation. 5. Testimony and Reported HB 5572 (Rep. Donavan McKinney) with recommendation. 6. Testimony and Reported HB 5573 (Rep. Jason Morgan) with recommendation. 7. Testimony and Reported HB 5574 (Rep. Joey Andrews) with recommendation. 8. Testimony and Reported HB 5575 (Rep. Jasper Martus) with recommendation. 9. Testimony and Reported HB 5576 (Rep. Jaime Churches) with recommendation. The Chair called the meeting to order at 3:18 p.m.. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, Chang and Johnson, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to adopt the meeting minutes from November 13, 2024. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair invited Senator Santana to explain SB 494 and S-4 Substitute. Member questions followed. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to adopt the (S-4) version of SB 494. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, and Chang. Nays: Sen.(s) Johnson. The motion prevailed and the (S-4) was adopted. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 494 and (S-4): Paula Bowman, League of Women Voters of Michigan – Support Denise Hartsough, League of Women Voters of Michigan – Support Page 1 of 4 Tony Gant, Voting Access for All Coalition – Support Melanie Macey, Promote the Vote – Support Sheri Ritchie, Pure Integrity MI Elections, MI Fair Elections Institute, Stand Up Michigan – Opposition Erion Schor, MDOS – Support Kim Murphy-Kovalick, Voters Not Politicians – Support Merissa Kovach, ACLU of Michigan – Support Lora Current, Heritage Action for America – Opposition Charmie Gholson, Citizens for Prison Reform – Support The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to report the (S-4) version of SB 494 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, and Chang. Nays: Sen.(s) Johnson. Pass: Sen.(s) McBroom. The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Chang to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 835. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, and Chang. Nays: Sen.(s) Johnson. The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Chang to report the (S-2) version of SB 835 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, and Chang. Nays: Sen.(s) Johnson. The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 835 and (S-2): Merissa Kovach, ACLU of Michigan – Support Sheri Ritchie, Pure Integrity Mich. Elections; Michigan Fair Elections Institute, Stand Up Michigan. – Opposition Kim Murphy-Kovalick, Voters Not Politicians – Support Melanie Macey, Promote the Vote – Support Erin Schor, Michigan Department of State – Support Amanda Zack, Director of Policy Secure Democracy – Support Chair Moss passed the gavel to the Majority Vice Chair Wojno, who invited Chair Moss and Senator Irwin to explain Senate Bills 1108, 1109, 1110 and substitutes. Member questions followed. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 1108, (S-2), SB 1109, (S-1), SB 1110 and (S-1): Sheri Ritchie, Pure Integrity MI Elections: SB 1108 – Neutral, SB 1109 – Opposed, SB 1110 – Neutral The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 1108, (S- 2), SB 1109, (S-1), SB 1110 and (S-1): Aaron VanLangevelde, Department of Attorney General – Support Melanie Macey, Promote the Vote – SB 1108 and SB 1110 – Support, SB 1109 - Opposed Merissa Kovach, ACLU of Michigan – SB 1108 – Neutral, SB 1109 – Opposed, SB 1110 - Support Erin Schor, MDOS – Support Kim Murphy-Kovalick, Voters Not Politicians – Support SB 1108 and SB 1110 Page 2 of 4 The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 1108. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, Chang, and Johnson. Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to report the (S-2) version of SB 1108 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, and Chang. Nays: Sen.(s) Johnson. The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McMorrow to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 1109. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, Chang, and Johnson. Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to report the (S-1) version of SB 1109 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, and Chang. Nays: Sen.(s) Johnson. The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 1110. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, and Chang. Nays: None Pass: Sen.(s) Johnson. The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McMorrow to report the (S-1) version of SB 1110 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, and Chang. Nays: None Pass: Sen.(s) Johnson. The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair invited State Representative Tsernoglou to explain House Bills 5571; 5572; 5573; 5574; 5575; and 5576. Member questions followed. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 5571, HB 5572, HB 5573, HB 5574, HB 5575 and HB 5576: Melanie Macey, Promote the Vote – Support Sheri Ritchie, Pure Integrity Michigan Elections; Michigan Fair Elections Institute – Opposition Board of State Canvassers Chair Mary Ellen Gurewitz – Support Board of State Canvassers Vice Chair Richard Houskamp – Support Board of State of Canvassers Members Jeannette Bradshaw – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 5571, HB 5572, HB 5573, HB 5574, HB 5575 and HB 5576: Lora Current, Heritage Action for America – Opposition Page 3 of 4 Merissa Kovach, ACLU of Michigan – Support Kim Murphy-Kovalick, Voters Not Politicians – Support Erin Schor, MDOS – Support Melanie Macey, Promote the Vote – Support The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to report HB 5571 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, and Chang. Nays: Sen.(s) Johnson. The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to report HB 5572 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, and Chang. Nays: Sen.(s) Johnson. The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McMorrow to report HB 5573 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, and Chang. Nays: Sen.(s) Johnson. The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Chang to report HB 5574 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, and Chang. Nays: Sen.(s) Johnson. The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to report HB 5575 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, and Chang. Nays: Sen.(s) Johnson. The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to report HB 5576 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, and Chang. Nays: Sen.(s) Johnson. The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Johnson to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. McBroom was excused from the meeting. There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 4:15 p.m. Date Adopted by Committee: December 11, 2024 Page 4 of 4
Location: the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Media count: 1
Meeting date: 2024-12-04
Meeting id: meeting-4282
Meeting state: held
Minutes url: Open official source ↗
Quorum state: quorum confirmed
Scheduled start: 2024-12-04 15:15:00.000000
Session name: 2023-2024

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