Oakland County commissioners vote to oppose Michigan amendment requiring documentary proof to vote

At its July 16 meeting, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners voted to oppose a proposed Michigan constitutional amendment that would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote or cast a ballot. "At the July 16 meeting, the board also voted to oppose a proposed Michigan constitutional amendment that would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote or cast a ballot," the staff member said.

The staff member reported that commissioners warned "the cost and effort to obtain documents like passports and birth certificates could create barriers for the more than 680,000 Michiganders who do not possess or lack easy access to these documents." The transcript does not include the motion text, names of the mover and seconder, or a vote tally; those details were not specified.