HB 4812 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

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
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introduced by Representative Rep. Joseph Pavlov
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1 primary · 14 co-sponsors

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