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MI HB6286

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/23/2010

Primary Sponsor

Paul Opsommer

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Origin

House of Representatives

95th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Requires voter registration applications to include a statement that applicants must submit satisfactory evidence of United States citizenship and that applications will be rejected without such evidence.

  • Defines satisfactory evidence of citizenship to include driver's license/state ID numbers, birth certificates, U.S. passports, naturalization documents, Bureau of Indian Affairs cards, tribal treaty cards, or other documents used to establish citizenship under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

  • Exempts voters already registered on the effective date from submitting citizenship evidence unless they move to another city, township, or village.

  • Authorizes city, township, or village clerks to record citizenship information in the qualified voter file and destroy supporting documents no less than 2 years after submission.

  • Adds citizenship evidence as a required data element in the qualified voter file maintained by the state.

Legislative Description

Elections; registration; proof of United States citizenship when registering to vote; require. Amends sec. 509q of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.509q) & adds sec. 496a.

Elections, voters

Last Action

Printed Bill Filed 06/24/2010

6/24/2010

Committee Referrals

Ethics And Elections6/23/2010

Full Bill Text

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