Introduced
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To specifically include Social Security numbers among certain voter registration information that is exempt from disclosure under the state Freedom of Information Act, and establish that candidate nominating petition signatures are not valid if they do not contain the date and the signer’s street address in addition to the signature.
Referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 109 to 0 (details)
To specifically include the last four digits of a individual's Social Security numbers among certain voter registration information that is exempt from disclosure under the state Freedom of Information Act, and establish that candidate nominating petition signatures are not valid if they do not contain the date and the signer’s street address in addition to the signature. The bill also revises details of candidate filing deadlines when an office becomes vacant.
Referred to the Committee on Local Government and Elections
Substitute offered
To adopt a version of the bill that also would repeal a ban on residents of another state collecting signatures on a ballot initiative or candidate nomination petition.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Passed in the Senate 34 to 3 (details)
To repeal a ban on residents of another state collecting signatures on a ballot initiative or candidate nomination petition. Instead, non-resident signature gatherers would have to sign a statement agreeing to accept the Michigan jurisdiction in a legal proceeding related to state election laws. This provision was added when a federal judge in effect indicated he would invalidate the ban if the legislature did not repeal it. The bill would also include the last four digits of a individual's Social Security numbers among certain voter registration information that is exempt from disclosure under the state Freedom of Information Act, and establish that candidate nominating petition signatures are not valid if they do not contain the date and the signer’s street address in addition to the signature. The bill also revises details of candidate filing deadlines when an office becomes vacant.
Passed in the House 84 to 24 (details)
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, which also repeals a ban on residents of another state collecting signatures on a ballot initiative or candidate nomination petition.
