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Michigan lawmaker urges House Administration Committee to adopt nationwide baseline election standards
Summary
Anne Bolen, chair of the Michigan House Appropriations Committee, told the House Administration Committee that the MEGA Act would restore public trust by requiring photo ID, citizenship verification at registration, standardized audits, paper ballots with security features and stronger chain-of-custody rules, and by tying funding to compliance.
Anne Bolen, chair of the Michigan House Appropriations Committee, testified before the House Administration Committee in favor of the MEGA Act, arguing it would create clear, practical federal baseline standards to strengthen the administration of federal elections while respecting states' constitutional role.
Bolen said the proposal is aimed at restoring public confidence after the 2020 election and cited earlier federal measures as precedents: "After the extremely close presidential election in 2000, Congress passed the Help America Vote Act," she told lawmakers, adding that UOCAVA and the MOVE Act similarly provided baseline standards to support states. She also pointed to the Real ID process as an example of a…
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