An act to amend 1972 PA 222, entitled “An act to provide for an official personal identification card; to provide for its form, issuance and use; to regulate the use and disclosure of information obtained from the card; to prescribe the powers and duties of the secretary of state; to prescribe fees; to prescribe certain penalties for violations; and to provide an appropriation for certain purposes,” by amending section 1 (MCL 28.291), as amended by 2021 PA 105.
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)
