Key Votes
SB 803 - Requires Proof of Citizenship to Vote - Key Vote
Michigan Key Votes
Stages
- July 3, 2012 Executive Vetoed
- June 13, 2012 Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- June 12, 2012 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 14, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- Nov. 8, 2011 Introduced
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Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Vetoed (Executive) - July 3, 2012
Title: Requires Proof of Citizenship to Vote
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (Senate) (26-11) - June 13, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Requires Proof of Citizenship to Vote
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that requires a voter to submit an application affirming he or she is a U.S citizen prior to being issued a ballot, effective August 15, 2012.
Highlights:
- Requires a voter to certify he or she is a U.S. citizen prior to being issued a ballot by completing an application that includes the following:
- Name;
- Address of residence;
- Date of birth;
- An affirmative statement indicating that he or she is a citizen of the U.S.; and
- A signature.
- Requires a voter to affirm under oath that he or she is a citizen prior to being issued a ballot if that voter did not state on the application that he or she is a U.S. citizen.
- Prohibits issuing a ballot to an individual who refuses to state that he or she is a U.S. citizen.
- Requires an absent voter ballot application to contain a question asking if the voter is a U.S. citizen.
- Specifies that an absentee ballot will not be counted unless the absentee voter has confirmed on their absent voter ballot application that he or she is a U.S. citizen.
- Authorizes a court, in the case of a contested election, to count an absentee ballot submitted by a voter who did not answer the citizenship question on the voter ballot application, but was a U.S. citizen at the time of the election.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (67-43) - June 12, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Requires Proof of Citizenship to Vote
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires a voter to submit an application affirming he or she is a U.S citizen prior to being issued a ballot, effective August 15, 2012.
Highlights:
- Requires a voter to certify he or she is a U.S. citizen prior to being issued a ballot by completing an application that includes the following:
- Name;
- Address of residence;
- Date of birth;
- An affirmative statement indicating that he or she is a citizen of the U.S.; and
- A signature.
- Requires a voter to affirm under oath that he or she is a citizen prior to being issued a ballot if that voter did not state on the application that he or she is a U.S. citizen.
- Prohibits issuing a ballot to an individual who refuses to state that he or she is a U.S. citizen.
- Requires an absent voter ballot application to contain a question asking if the voter is a U.S. citizen.
- Specifies that an absentee ballot will not be counted unless the absentee voter has confirmed on their absent voter ballot application that he or she is a U.S. citizen.
- Authorizes a court, in the case of a contested election, to count an absentee ballot submitted by a voter who did not answer the citizenship question on the voter ballot application, but was a U.S. citizen at the time of the election.
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (30-8) - Feb. 14, 2012
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Nov. 8, 2011
Title: Requires Proof of Citizenship to Vote
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Jack Brandenburg (MI - R)
- Tom A. Casperson (MI - R)
- Bruce Caswell (MI - R)
- Patrick J. Colbeck (MI - R)
- Judy Emmons (MI - R)
- Mike L. Green (MI - R)
- Goeff Hansen (MI - R)
- David S. 'Dave' Hildenbrand (MI - R)
- Mark C. Jansen (MI - R)
- Rick A. Jones (MI - R)
- Roger N. Kahn (MI - R)
- Mike Kowall (MI - R)
- James 'Jim' Marleau (MI - R)
- Arlan B. Meekhof (MI - R)
- John Moolenaar (MI - R)
- Michael L. 'Mike' Nofs (MI - R)
- John G. Pappageorge (MI - R)
- Phillip J. Pavlov (MI - R)
- John M. Proos IV (MI - R)
- Randy J. Richardville (MI - R)
- David B. Robertson (MI - R)
- Tory Rocca (MI - R)
- Tonya Schuitmaker (MI - R)
- Howard Walker (MI - R)
