2023 House Bill 4227

Elections: qualified voter file; most recent digitized photographic image of an elector to be contained in the qualified vote file; require, and require election officials to compare the digitized photographic image of an elector to that elector before voting.

A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” by amending sections 509q, 509gg, 509hh, 523, 813, and 829 (MCL 168.509q, 168.509gg, 168.509hh, 168.523, 168.813, and 168.829), section 509q as amended by 2020 PA 302, section 509gg as amended by 2014 PA 94, section 509hh as added by 2005 PA 71, section 523 as amended by 2018 PA 129, and sections 813 and 829 as amended by 2018 PA 603.

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This bill seeks to enhance the integrity and security of the voter registration process by mandating the inclusion of detailed personal identification and jurisdictional information, voting history, digitized signatures, and digital photographic images in the qualified voter file. It introduces stringent measures to safeguard the confidentiality of sensitive voter information against disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, including personal identification numbers, birth dates, and contact details.

Introduced in the House

March 9, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Jay DeBoyer (R-63) and 20 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Rachelle Smit (R-43), Brian BeGole (R-71), Joseph Aragona (R-60), Matt Bierlein (R-97), Timothy Beson (R-96), Tom Kunse (R-100), Matt Maddock (R-51), Gregory Alexander (R-98), Gina Johnsen (R-78), Brad Paquette (R-37), Alicia St. Germaine (R-62), Kathy Schmaltz (R-46), Angela Rigas (R-79), Bill Schuette (R-95), Nancy DeBoer (R-86), David Prestin (R-108), John Roth (R-104), James DeSana (R-29), Neil Friske (R-107) and Luke Meerman (R-89)

Referred to the Committee on Elections