2009 House Bill 4993

Authorize city and township clerk office voting registration

Introduced in the House

May 26, 2009

Introduced by Rep. Tim Melton (D-29)

To allow a person to register to vote not just in their own community, with any county, city, or township clerk, in the state, or the clerk's "designee" (which potentially means groups like ACORN). The clerk (eventually) taking the registration would have to transmit it to the clerk of the county, city, or township where the applicant resides.

Referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics

June 24, 2009

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

June 25, 2009

Substitute offered by Rep. Kimberly Meltzer (R-33)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that only allows registrations to be taken in the office of a clerk.

The substitute failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Tim Melton (D-29)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that only allows registrations to be taken by clerk office employees, not "designees".

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 80 to 28 (details)

To allow a person to register to vote at any county, city, or township clerk's office in the state, not just in the community where the person lives. Only a clerk's office employee could take the registration, which would then have to be transmitted to the clerk of the county, city, or township where the applicant resides.

Received in the Senate

July 15, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Campaign and Election Oversight