An act to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “An act to provide for the registration, titling, sale, transfer, and regulation of certain vehicles operated upon the public highways of this state or any other place open to the general public or generally accessible to motor vehicles and distressed vehicles; to provide for the licensing of dealers; to provide for the examination, licensing, and control of operators and chauffeurs; to provide for the giving of proof of financial responsibility and security by owners and operators of vehicles; to provide for the imposition, levy, and collection of specific taxes on vehicles, and the levy and collection of sales and use taxes, license fees, and permit fees; to provide for the regulation and use of streets and highways; to create certain funds; to provide penalties and sanctions for a violation of this act; to provide for civil liability of manufacturers, the manufacturers of certain devices, the manufacturers of automated technology, upfitters, owners, and operators of vehicles and service of process on residents and nonresidents; to regulate the introduction and use of certain evidence; to regulate and certify the manufacturers of certain devices; to provide for approval and certification of installers and servicers of certain devices; to provide for the levy of certain assessments; to provide for the enforcement of this act; to provide for the creation of and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies; to impose liability upon the state or local agencies; to provide appropriations for certain purposes; to repeal all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act or contrary to this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on a specific date,” by amending section 307 (MCL 257.307), as amended by 2020 PA 376.
House Bills 4983, 4984, 4985, and 4986 would modify Michigan’s automatic voter registration procedures and clarify an individual’s ability to opt out of automatic registration. The bills would take effect June 30, 2025. Currently, the Michigan Election Law requires the Secretary of State (SOS) to automatically register all qualified electors who submit applications or change of address applications for driver’s licenses or state personal ID cards (or enhanced versions of those forms of ID) to vote, as long as the elector does not opt out of registration. 1 The SOS can only register applicants who indicate on the form that they are citizens of the United States. (An applicant for a license or ID card must present documentation verifying their legal presence in the United States, identity, and Michigan residency.) The SOS must add the required information to the Qualified Voter File (QVF) and forward the name of each voter automatically registered to their respective city or township clerk. The SOS may not transmit any information to the QVF if the individual opts out of voter registration.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Elections
Reported with substitute H-1
Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote
Passed in the House 56 to 52 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics
Reported without amendment
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported without amendment
Passed in the Senate 20 to 18 (details)
