2021 House Bill 4528

Require training for partisan polling place “challengers”

Introduced in the House

March 16, 2021

Introduced by Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-73)

To mandate that the officially approved polling place "challengers" who are appointed by political parties and allowed to perform a limited and narrowly defined observer function must receive specific training on polling place processes and procedures, the powers, rights, and duties of election challengers, and more. Local clerks would also have to get training on this, under programs created by the Secretary of State.

Referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics

April 13, 2021

Reported without amendment

Refer to the Committee on Judiciary with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

June 8, 2021

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 16, 2021

Substitute offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-42)

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

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-42)

To require the training on challengers for political parties to be repeated each election cycle.

The amendment passed by voice vote

June 17, 2021

Passed in the House 105 to 4 (details)

Received in the Senate

June 23, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Elections

Sept. 30, 2021

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Passed in the Senate 21 to 15 (details)

To mandate that the officially approved polling place "challengers" who are appointed by political parties and allowed to perform a limited and narrowly defined observer function must receive specific training on polling place processes and procedures, the powers, rights, and duties of election challengers, and more. Local clerks would also have to get training on this, under programs created by the Secretary of State.

Received in the House

Sept. 30, 2021

Passed in the House 81 to 24 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.