2013 House Bill 5152 / 2014 Public Act 94

Exempt voter registration-related Social Security numbers from FOIA

Introduced in the House

Nov. 14, 2013

Introduced by Rep. Lisa Posthumus Lyons (R-86)

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

Feb. 11, 2014

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Feb. 19, 2014

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

Feb. 20, 2014

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.

Received in the Senate

Feb. 25, 2014

Referred to the Committee on Local Government and Elections

March 25, 2014

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

March 27, 2014

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.

Received in the House

March 27, 2014

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.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

April 3, 2014