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Recorded floor vote

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Vote date
2021-05-26
Chamber
house
Result
unknown
Yeas
101
Nays
8
Excused
Not recorded
Not voting
Not recorded
Related measure
measure-7480
Related sitting
sitting-806

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Chamber
house
Context text
Rep. Hope, having reserved the right to explain her protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement: “Mr. Speaker and members of the House: I do not condone voter fraud, but it does not make sense to increase penalties for a crime that occurs with exceeding rarity. What’s more, the conduct at issue in these bills is already illegal. So if these bills serve any deterrent effect, they would deter only confused voters—not voters who intend to act unlawfully. Lastly, these bills make felonies out of behavior that is typically not committed with criminal intent.” House Bill No. 4641, entitled A bill to amend 1992 PA 147, entitled “Neighborhood enterprise zone act,” by amending section 11 (MCL 207.781), as amended by 2020 PA 3. Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Excused
Not recorded
Measure id
measure-7480
Motion text
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Nays
8
Not voting
Not recorded
Result
unknown
Sitting id
sitting-806
Vote date
2021-05-26
Vote id
vote-8494
Vote number
241
Yeas
101

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