Lansing, MI – State Representative Bronna Kahle introduced a plan to improve the integrity of Michigan elections by ensuring the state’s qualified voter file is kept up to date when voters pass away.
Representative Kahle said the people of Michigan must be able to trust the integrity of the state’s election system, and a key part of that is making sure voter rolls are accurate.
Currently, each county clerk is required to forward a list of individuals over the age of 18 who die in the county to the clerk of each city or township in the county. This list must include the birth dates and last known addresses of the deceased. The city or township clerk is then required to compare that list with the registration records and cancel the voter registration of all deceased electors.
Under Kahle’s legislation, the list of deceased individuals must also be sent to the Secretary of State, who would be required to use it to update the qualified voter file and cancel the voter registration of all deceased electors.
Representative Kahle noted that the qualified voter file was used by the Secretary of State earlier this year to send unsolicited absentee ballot applications to Michigan voters. Many residents reported receiving applications sent to deceased voters and others who previously resided at their address.
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