Corrections: parole; certain voting information on release; require department of corrections to provide. Amends secs. 34c & 35 of 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.234c & 791.235).
HB 4812 requires Michigan's Department of Corrections to provide prisoners with written materials about voter registration and election processes before their release on parole or after completing their sentences. Specifically, it mandates that the department include details on how to register to vote, vote in person, or request absentee ballots, along with regular election dates. The bill also directs the department to assist prisoners in obtaining essential identification documents (like those needed for driver's licenses or state ID cards) and creates a "reentry success fund" to cover related costs. This applies to all prisoners transitioning from incarceration to community life who are eligible for such identification.
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Aug 2025
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Introduced Aug 26, 2025
Last action Aug 27, 2025
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Aug 26, 2025
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referred to Committee on Election Integrity
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Aug 26, 2025
Introduced
introduced by Representative Rep. Joseph Pavlov
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
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Party
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Joe Pavlov
RRepublican
Co
Amos O'Neal
DDemocratic
Co
Bryan Posthumus
RRepublican
Co
Carol Glanville
DDemocratic
Co
Jason Morgan
DDemocratic
Co
Jimmie Wilson
DDemocratic
Co
Joseph Fox
RRepublican
Co
Kathy Schmaltz
RRepublican
Co
Kelly Breen
DDemocratic
Co
Mai Xiong
DDemocratic
Co
Matt Longjohn
DDemocratic
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