QVF; REMOVING DECEASED VOTERS                                       H.B. 4491 (H-1):

                                                                                         SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                         REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

House Bill 4491 (Substitute H-1 as reported without amendment)

Sponsor:  Representative Andrew Fink

House Committee:  Elections and Ethics

Senate Committee:  Elections

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Michigan Election Law to do the following:

-- Require county clerks to update the qualified voter file (QVF) by the second business day of each month to cancel the voter registration of all individuals over 18 years of age who had died in the county.

-- Require the Secretary of State (SOS) to send an electronic notification to the appropriate city or township clerk regarding each canceled voter registration in that city or town each time a county clerk updated the QVF.

-- Require each county clerk to update the QVF weekly, beginning 45 days before an election, and daily, beginning 15 days before an election.

-- Require the SOS to make canceled voter registration information available to each county clerk.

MCL 168.509o & 168.510                       Legislative Analyst:  Stephen P. Jackson

FISCAL IMPACT

The bills would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed:  6-22-22                                 Fiscal Analyst:  Joe Carrasco, Jr.

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.