senate Resolution No.25

Senator Johnson offered the following resolution:

A resolution to urge the United States Congress and the President of the United States to oppose H.R. 1 and similar harmful election policy measures.

Whereas, Free and fair elections are vital to our country but only possible with prudent laws in place. Our electoral system must be safeguarded from fraud and irregularities, including laws that enhance the possibility and probability for such harms; and

Whereas, Introduced in Congress, H.R. 1 of 2021 would enshrine into law many misguided election policies. H.R. 1 would impede the maintenance of accurate voter registration lists and the enforcement of sensible voter identification standards. Additionally, the legislation would greatly enable the practice of ballot harvesting, which is currently illegal in our state. These and other provisions in H.R. 1 would greatly undermine the integrity of our elections; and

Whereas, H.R. 1 represents a massive federal overreach into state election policy. The U.S. Constitution empowers state legislatures to set election laws, and each state knows best how to conduct its elections. H.R. 1 is an unwanted and unnecessary federal power grab that infringes on state authority to administer elections and threatens local control; and

Whereas, On March 7, 2021, President Joe Biden signed an executive order that unnecessarily expands the federal government's role in voter registration activities that are best handled by states and wrongly directs federal resources into other election matters; and

Whereas, Election reform efforts should focus on ensuring that the system is safe, secure, and fair. Citizens deserve to know that the outcome of elections are free from fraud and irregularities; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate, That we urge the United States Congress and the President of the United States to oppose H.R. 1 and similar harmful election policy measures; and be it further

Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and the members of the Michigan congressional delegation.