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Committee hears testimony supporting bill to make voter‑registration forms available at DNR license points
Summary
House Bill 4,136 would require the Michigan secretary of state to provide voter registration applications to the Department of Natural Resources for distribution at hunting, fishing and fur‑harvester license outlets; witnesses from advocacy groups testified in favor and the DNR reported neutrality and potential minor costs.
House Bill 4,136, introduced to the House Committee on Election Integrity, would require the Michigan Secretary of State to provide voter registration applications to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and for those applications to be made available to people applying for hunting, fur harvester or fishing licenses, both online and in person.
Mae Bowers, legislative director for the bill sponsor Representative Paquette, told the committee the bill is "pretty straightforward and short." She said the measure would expand registration opportunities through existing service points while clarifying that the DNR would not become a designated voter registration agency and would not collect…
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