HB 4765 — Elections: registration; proof of United States citizenship when registering to vote and identification when voting; require. Amends secs. 493a, 493b, 495, 509gg & 509ii of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.493a et seq.) & adds sec. 496c.

HB-4765, As Passed House, April 14, 2026 SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.

"Federal-only voter" means a voter registration applicant whose United States citizenship has not been verified, who is not a registered elector under this act, and who is not entitled to vote in any election other than an election for federal STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 offices.

(2) Subject to this subsection, for each individual who submits an application under subsection (1) or who is issued a graduated licensing status under section 310e of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.310e, who provides or has provided documentation demonstrating United States citizenship, and STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 who is of sufficient age to register to vote, the secretary of state shall, if the individual is not already registered to vote in this state, add the information required under section 509q(1)(a), (b), and (g) to the qualified voter file for that individual and electronically forward the individual's information to the clerk of the city or township in which the individual resides to have the clerk register that individual to vote.

The statement must also indicate that if the individual declines the voter registration, the fact that the individual declined the voter registration remains confidential and STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 can be used only for purposes of voter registration statistics.

Subject to this subsection, for any other STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 individual who submits an application under subsection (1) who has not provided documentation demonstrating United States citizenship, but who is of sufficient age to register to vote, the secretary of state shall offer to register to vote that individual if the individual indicates on the individual's operator's or chauffeur's license application, official state personal identification card application, or change of address application that the individual is a citizen of the United States and if that individual provides documentation demonstrating United States citizenship.

(7) The secretary of state shall use the procedures in subsections (2) to (6) to preregister any individual who meets the STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 qualifications to preregister to vote under section 496a and who submits an application under subsection (1).

This subsection does not apply to an individual who knowingly and STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 willfully makes a false statement to effectuate voter registration or who intentionally takes voluntary action to register to vote or vote knowing that the individual is not entitled to vote.

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(3) If information is received under subsection (2) for an individual who is already registered to vote or preregistered to STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 vote, the secretary of state shall use the most recent information for the residence address or name of the individual received from the state agency to update the individual's information in the qualified voter file.

Subject to any instructions issued and determined necessary by the secretary of state to conform with the structure of a department of health and human services application, in processing the information received from the department of health and human services under this subsection, the secretary of state and each city or township clerk shall comply with the requirements established under section 493a(2) to (5) and (7) for automatically STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 registering and preregistering individuals to vote, and the requirements established under subsection (3) for updating information for individuals who are already registered to vote or preregistered to vote.

Subject to any instructions issued and determined necessary by the secretary of state to conform with Indian nation or tribal procedures, in processing information received under this STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 subsection, the secretary of state and each city or township clerk shall comply with the requirements established under section 493a(2) to (5) and (7) for automatically registering and preregistering individuals to vote, and the requirements established under subsection (3) for updating information for individuals who are already registered to vote or preregistered to vote.

The procedures under section 493a(2) to (5) must be used for each individual who submits an application for an operator's or chauffeur's license under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923, an official state personal identification STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 card under 1972 PA 222, MCL 28.291 to 28.300, or an enhanced driver license or enhanced official state personal identification card under the enhanced driver license and enhanced official state personal identification card act, 2008 PA 23, MCL 28.301 to 28.308, who provides or has provided documentation demonstrating United States citizenship, and who is of sufficient age to register to vote.

For any individual who is released from incarceration imposed as a STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 sentence for a crime and who is not otherwise subject to this subsection, the department of corrections and the secretary of state shall, as provided under subsection (2), jointly establish a procedure and schedule for automatically and electronically transmitting voter registration information from the department of corrections to the secretary of state for those individuals who are eligible to register or preregister to vote.

(i) State law requires that an applicant's United States citizenship be verified in order for the applicant to vote in state STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 and local elections.

(m) (l) A statement that the registration is not effective STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 until processed by the clerk of the city or township in which the applicant resides.

The applicant's birth certificate may be STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 accompanied by a marriage license or other documentation that shows a name change.

(c) The applicant is designated as a federal-only voter in the qualified voter file and is eligible to vote only in elections for federal offices, and is not eligible to vote in state or local elections until the applicant provides satisfactory evidence of STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 United States citizenship to the secretary of state.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an individual who appears to vote in an election and whose name appears in the qualified voter file for that city, township, or school district, and who is not designated in the qualified voter file as preregistered to vote as provided under section 496a or who is not designated in the qualified voter file as a federal-only voter as provided under section 509r, is STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 considered a registered elector of that city, township, or school district under this act.

STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 The secretary of state shall not participate in any recognized multistate program or service described in this subsection that requires this state to promote or adopt legislation as a condition of participation in that program or service.

STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 (g) Before June 30, 2025, the most recent digitized signature of an elector if captured or reproduced by the secretary of state or a county, city, or township clerk from a voter registration application under section 509hh, or captured or reproduced by the secretary of state under section 307 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.307.

The information contained in the qualified voter file for a program participant, as that term is defined in section STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 3 of the address confidentiality program act, 2020 PA 301, MCL 780.853, may be used by an election official during the normal course of the election official's duties as an election official.

(3) An Subject to subsection (4), an individual whose name does not otherwise appear in the qualified voter file, or whose STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 name has not been added to the qualified voter file under section 493a or 493b, must be placed in the qualified voter file only if the individual signs under penalty of perjury an application that contains an attestation that the applicant meets all of the following requirements:

(7) (6) While the registration record of an elector is in the inactive voter file, the elector remains eligible to vote and the STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 elector's name must appear on the precinct voter registration list.

STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 (h) The citizenship status of the registered elector.

STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 (d) Utilize security features determined appropriate by the secretary of state or the department of technology, management, and budget to prevent unauthorized access to data or information and to ensure that a person attempting to use the electronic voter registration interface is an individual.

(iii) An enhanced driver license issued under the enhanced STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 driver license and enhanced official state personal identification card act, 2008 PA 23, MCL 28.301 to 28.308.

STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 (iii) The applicant's date of birth.

STM H01235'25 (H-1)(H-1)_HB4765_APH_1 p7d4wx25km9e 1 (6) If a digitized signature for a voter registration applicant under subsection (5) is not contained in the qualified voter file, the voter registration applicant is required to electronically submit an image of the applicant's signature through the electronic voter registration interface and must assent to the use of this signature image as the applicant's signature for voter registration purposes.

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