4:54 → 5:21(27s)
The House Committee on Election Integrity met to consider three bills addressing foreign influence in Michigan elections: a proposal to bar election equipment containing parts from foreign companies on an FCC watch list; a ban on foreign funding for state ballot measures; and a measure to limit or require disclosures for foreign funding of election administration. Committee members questioned practicality, enforcement and potential effects on logistics such as hand counts and procurement timelines. Testimony came from nonprofit groups tracking foreign funding and supporters of private-election-funding reforms; no formal votes were taken on the bills.
