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MI SB0495

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/5/2019

Primary Sponsor

Stephanie Chang

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Origin

Senate

100th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Expands the definition of "identification for election purposes" in Michigan election law to include current county-issued photo identification cards.

  • Adds current municipally-issued photo identification cards as acceptable forms of identification for voting and voter registration purposes.

  • Maintains existing acceptable identification forms including driver's licenses, state ID cards, passports, military IDs, tribal IDs, and student photo IDs from Michigan educational institutions.

  • Requires that identification presented for voting purposes must sufficiently match the individual's name in their voter registration record to accurately identify them as a registered elector.

Legislative Description

Elections; voters; definition of identification for election purposes; expand to include current county and municipally issued photo identification cards. Amends sec. 2 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.2).

Elections: voters

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Elections

9/5/2019

Committee Referrals

Elections9/5/2019

Full Bill Text

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