Board of State Canvassers to meet July 10 in Lansing

The Board of State Canvassers will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 10, in the Binsfeld Office Building, 201 Townsend Street in Lansing.

Included on the agenda will be:

• Public Comment.
  
  
• Consideration of the meeting minutes for the June 27, 2025 meeting.
  
  
• Consideration of the form of the constitutional amendment submitted by Invest in
  MI Kids.
  
  
• Consideration of the form of the constitutional amendment submitted by Americans
  for Citizen Voting - Michigan.
  
  
• Consideration of the 100-word summary of the purpose of the constitutional
  amendment sponsored by Americans for Citizen Voting - Michigan. The summary as
  drafted by the Acting Director of Elections is as follows:
  
  
  • Constitutional amendment to: require Secretary of State verify and track
    all voters’ citizenship through a statewide program, individual document
    submissions, or during provisional voting; remove noncitizens after
    mailed notice; beginning November 2, 2027, prohibit counting ballots
    from voters with unverified citizenship unless documents shown to
    election administrator within 6 days post-election; for new registrations,
    require proof of citizenship by showing birth certificate, passport, and/or
    other documents; eliminate affidavit alternative for voters without
    photo-ID; require photo-ID, or driver’s license or partial social security
    number to vote absentee; require state-funded hardship program for
    obtaining required documents; subject violations to $1,000 fine and/or
    up to 5 years imprisonment.
    
    Word count: 100
    
    
• Consideration of the form of the constitutional amendment submitted by Americans
  for Citizen Voting - Michigan.
  
  
• Other business as presented to the board

Attending and speaking at a Board of State Canvassers meeting

The order of the agenda is up to the discretion of the board. Individuals are also encouraged to submit their comments in writing to the board at MDOS-Canvassers@Michigan.gov. The agenda will be posted at least four business days before the board meeting to its website and comments must be submitted no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting, or the board cannot consider them.

Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for effective participation in this meeting should email MDOS-Canvassers@Michigan.gov or call the Bureau of Elections at 800-292-5973 at least 24 hours prior to the start of the meeting.

The meeting will be streamed live on Michigan Senate TV and the Michigan Department of State's YouTube channel.