General Government

Re: 2009 House Bill 4367 (Allow no-reason absentee voting )

gypsy — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:20:25 GMT

Fact: Republicans want to keep voter numbers low, Democrats want to increase them. Why? There are more poor people than rich people.

Re: 2009 House Bill 4367 (Allow no-reason absentee voting )

Admin003 — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:11:44 GMT

Rep. Agema, having reserved the right to explain his protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:

“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:

Voting is the bedrock of our democracy and we must be careful that any changes to the way we vote protects the integrity of our elections. Allowing no-reason absentee voting greatly increases the potential for voter fraud and undermines confidence in our election results.

Absentee ballots are already available for seniors, people who are ill or incapacitated, military members on active duty and people who will not be in town on Election Day. If we want to increase early voting, the proper way to do it is to allow voters to vote at their clerk’s office before the election, in person, where their identity can be verified.

Another concern is that we may not want to encourage people to vote before Election Day because they will not have all the information available during a campaign to make an informed decision. This is a voter fraud enabler bill.”

Re: 2009 House Bill 4367 (Allow no-reason absentee voting )

Admin003 — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:11:07 GMT

Reps. Meekhof, Kowall, Haines and Schuitmaker, having reserved the right to explain their protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:

“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:

Another concern is that we may not want to encourage people to vote before Election Day because they will not have all the information available during a campaign to make an informed decision.”

Re: 2009 House Bill 4367 (Allow no-reason absentee voting )

changeagent — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:10:41 GMT

Vote early, vote often!

2009 House Bill 4367 (Allow no-reason absentee voting )

admin — Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT

Introduced in the House on February 19, 2009

Click here to view bill details.