Michigan State Senate Republicans, citing election security, have introduced a plan to reform the state’s voting laws. Lawmakers this past week introduced a total of 39 election reform bills in the state legislature. The bills are a result of a series of hearings following concerns about the integrity of the 2020 presidential election in Michigan. They require voters to submit a photo ID, prohibit the unsolicited mass mailing of absentee ballot applications, and restrict the hours in which people could drop their ballot in curbside boxes.
State Senator Dan Lauwers of Brockway Township tells WPHM he supports the package of bills. “We really tried to make it easier to vote, things like automatic registration for voting when you get your drivers license,” said Lauwers. He also says Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson overstepped her authority by sending out absentee ballot applications to all registered voters. “That’s really the job of the clerk,” said Launders. “We define those boundaries that the local clerks are the source of AV ballots.”
Democrats however say it’s an attempt to suppress voting and some of the measures seem destined to be vetoed by Governor Whitmer while some may receive bipartisan support.
