Rep. Noah Arbit stands in the Michigan Senate chamber in Lansing during the vote on final passage for HB 5551, the Canvassing Integrity Act, on December 20, 2024.
LANSING, Mich. — On December 20, 2024, the Michigan Senate voted to pass State Representative Noah Arbit (D-West Bloomfield)’s Canvassing Integrity Act (HB 5551). The Canvassing Integrity Act prohibits any individual convicted of election crimes from serving on the Board of State Canvassers or on a county board of election canvassers — bodies, which oversee elections and certify election results in the State of Michigan. Representative Arbit celebrated the passage of the Canvassing Integrity Act as a critical step in strengthening democracy in Michigan:
“Anyone who violates Michigan election law to undermine or interfere with our democracy has no business serving in a position to oversee our elections, let alone certify results. I introduced the Canvassing Integrity Act to ensure that they won’t,” said Representative Arbit. “I am grateful to my colleagues in the Michigan Senate who, in passing the Canvassing Integrity Act, took an important step to insulate Michigan’s elections from malign actors. I am also grateful for the support of Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Senator Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield), and Representative Penelope Tsernoglou (D-East Lansing) for their support and advocacy for this common-sense legislation, and I look forward to working with Governor Whitmer to ensure that the Canvassing Integrity Act becomes law.”
The Canvassing Integrity Act was passed by the House on September 25, 2024, by the Senate on December 20, 2024 and was presented to Governor Whitmer on January 8, 2025 for her signature.
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