Introduced
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To allow a person to register to vote not just in their own community, with any county, city, or township clerk, in the state, or the clerk's "designee" (which potentially means groups like ACORN). The clerk (eventually) taking the registration would have to transmit it to the clerk of the county, city, or township where the applicant resides.
Referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one that only allows registrations to be taken in the office of a clerk.
The substitute failed by voice vote
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one that only allows registrations to be taken by clerk office employees, not "designees".
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 80 to 28 (details)
To allow a person to register to vote at any county, city, or township clerk's office in the state, not just in the community where the person lives. Only a clerk's office employee could take the registration, which would then have to be transmitted to the clerk of the county, city, or township where the applicant resides.
Referred to the Committee on Campaign and Election Oversight