Michigan Require Voter ID and Prohibit Private Funding for Election Administration Purposes Initiative (2024)
| Michigan Require Voter ID and Prohibit Private Funding for Election Administration Purposes Initiative | |
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| Election date November 5, 2024 | |
| Topic Voting policy measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Michigan Require Voter ID and Prohibit Private Funding for Election Administration Purposes Initiative did not appear on the ballot in Michigan as an indirect initiated state statute on November 5, 2024.
The proposed ballot measure is an indirect initiated state statute. In Michigan, citizen-initiated statutes that receive enough valid signatures are sent to the Legislature, which then has 40 days to pass the initiative into law. The governor cannot veto indirect initiatives that legislators approve. If the legislature does not approve the initiative, then it appears on the next general election ballot.
The ballot initiative would require an identification card, such as a driver's license, official student ID, or other government-issued ID, to cast an in-person or absentee ballot in an election. The ballot initiative would prohibit absentee ballot applications from being sent to electors without an elector first requesting the application.[1]
The ballot initiative would also prohibit private funds and in-kind contributions from individuals and entities for state or local election administration purposes, such as election equipment, voter registration, mailing of election materials, election advertising, and recruiting and hiring precinct elections inspectors.[1]
Text of measure
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Path to the ballot
Stages of this initiative
The campaign Secure MI Vote filed a petition with the State Board of Canvassers on September 2, 2021. The Board approved the petition form on September 27, 2021.[1]
On July 29, 2022, Secure MI Vote submitted 514,294 signatures.[2] At least 340,047 signatures need to be valid.
On December 28, 2022, the petition was withdrawn by Secure MI Vote.[3]
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