An act to amend 2008 PA 23, entitled “An act to authorize the secretary of state to issue enhanced driver licenses and state personal identification cards to United States citizens who reside in Michigan to facilitate travel between the United States and Canada; to establish certain funds and prescribe duties for certain officials; and to prohibit certain conduct and prescribe penalties,” by amending section 5 (MCL 28.305), as amended by 2021 PA 106.
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)
