Michigan Legislative Activity Ledger

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Oversight

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Meeting date
2020-10-20
Scheduled start
2020-10-20 14:00:00.000000
Documented start
2020-10-20 14:04:00.000000
Documented end
2020-10-20 15:36:00.000000
Location
the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room of the Capitol Building
Official minutes
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Actual end
2020-10-20 15:36:00.000000
Actual start
2020-10-20 14:04:00.000000
Chamber
senate
Committee id
committee-156
Committee name
Oversight
Evidence text
MEMBERS: SEN. PETER J. LUCIDO, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. LANA THEIS SEN. MICHAEL D. MACDONALD SEN. JEFF IRWIN, MINORITY VICE CHAIR THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT SENATOR ED MCBROOM CHAIR 7200 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-7840 FAX: (517) 373-3932 COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES October 20, 2020 A joint meeting of the Senate Committee on Oversight and Senate Committee on Elections was scheduled for Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at 2:00 p.m., in the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room of the Capitol Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Presentation by the Director of the Michigan Bureau of Elections regarding the 2020 Elections. The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:04 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair McBroom, Sen.(s) Lucido, Theis, MacDonald, and Irwin, a quorum was present. The Senate Committee on Elections called to order at 2:05 p.m. The Committee called roll. A quorum was present. The Chair invited the committees to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. The Chair invited Jonathan Brater, Director of the Michigan Bureau of Elections, to give a presentation regarding the transformation of the Michigan election process and system due to COVID-19 and the implemented safeguards for the November 2020 election. Questions followed from members of both committees. The Chair requested that the Director provide the committees with more information regarding the statutes for the election process. The Senate Committee on Elections adjourned at 3:36 p.m. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Theis to adopt the meeting minutes from October 7, 2020. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. There being no further business before the committee, the Chair entertained a motion by Sen. MacDonald to adjourn the committee at 3:36 p.m. Without objection, the committee was adjourned Date Adopted by Committee: 12/01/2020 Page 1 of 1
Location
the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room of the Capitol Building
Media count
0
Meeting date
2020-10-20
Meeting id
meeting-4909
Meeting state
held
Minutes url
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Quorum state
quorum confirmed
Scheduled start
2020-10-20 14:00:00.000000
Session name
2019-2020

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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Oversight,” /meetings/meeting-4909.

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