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Committee hears bill to preserve local control over logic‑and‑accuracy testing; clerks raise concerns about centralization
Summary
The Michigan House Committee on Election Integrity on July 1, 2025 heard House Bill 4602, a proposal intended to preserve local clerks’ authority over logic‑and‑accuracy testing and to prevent a single vendor from controlling the creation of test decks.
The Michigan House Committee on Election Integrity on July 1, 2025 heard testimony on House Bill 4602, legislation the sponsor described as preserving local clerk autonomy for logic‑and‑accuracy testing and preventing centralization of test‑deck generation. Chair Schmidt introduced the bill and framed it as a protection for locally administered election testing.
“Local clerks are the backbone of our election system,” Chair Schmidt said, arguing the bill would preserve flexibility, transparency and accountability by preventing a single vendor from monopolizing test‑deck generation.
Representatives of the Michigan Department of State told the committee the department has contracted through the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB)…
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