2009 House Bill 4383

Revise voting registration detail

Introduced in the House

Feb. 19, 2009

Introduced by Rep. Tom Pearce (R-73)

To revise the requirement that a person who registers by mail and has never voted in Michigan must provide identification when voting the first time. The bill would allow the person to show up at any municipal clerk’s office and show his or her ID, and would then require that clerk to notify the clerk of the appropriate jurisdiction.

Referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics

June 24, 2009

Reported without amendment

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

June 25, 2009

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 93 to 16 (details)

Received in the Senate

July 15, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Campaign and Election Oversight