Michigan lawmakers conduct hearing on election reform bills

(The Center Square) – Legislative attempts to reform Michigan election law are becoming increasingly contentious.

On Wednesday, the Michigan Senate Elections Committee heard nearly two hours of testimony on a package of bills in both the state House and Senate aimed at cleaning up the state’s voting rolls and ensuring clerks are kept current on election rules.

Among the Senate bills commented upon were SB 277, which would require county clerks to flag voter registration records of deceased voters in the qualified voter file, as well as mandate county clerks and the Secretary of State to post data regarding voter registration records of deceased voters.