Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules  
MOAHR-Rules@michigan.gov  
AGENCY REPORT TO THE  
JOINT COMMITEE ON ADMNINISTRATIVE RULES (JCAR)  
1. Agency Information  
Agency name:  
State  
Division/Bureau/Office:  
Elections & Campaign Finance  
Name of person completing this form:  
Jenny McInerney  
Phone number of person completing this form:  
517-331-7825  
E-mail of person completing this form:  
McInerneyJ1@michigan.gov  
Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:  
Doug Novak  
2. Rule Set Information  
MOAHR assigned rule set number:  
2025-14 ST  
Title of proposed rule set:  
Use of Electronic Pollbook  
3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:  
The purpose of these rules is to clarify rules regarding the electronic pollbook, given technological  
advances, the introduction of early voting and the early voting pollbook, and the security benefits of  
real time connection with the Qualified Voter File.  
4. Summary of proposed rules:  
To provide that an electronic pollbook must have a secure live connection to the Qualified Voter File  
while voting is taking place, if the site has internet access. Further, to provide that the electronic  
pollbook software download provided in MCL 168.668b must still take place and serve as backup to  
the live connection.  
5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and  
publication dates:  
Marquette Mining Journal—6/14/25  
Adrian Daily Telegram—6/15/25  
Grand Haven Tribune—6/14/25  
6. Date of publication of rules and notice of public hearing in Michigan Register:  
7/1/2025  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
Agency Report to JCAR-Page 2  
7. Date, time, and location of public hearing:  
7/15/2025 09:30 AM at Public Meeting Room A , Delta Charter Township Building, 7710 West  
Saginaw Hwy, Lansing, MI 48917  
8. Provide the link the agency used to post the regulatory impact statement and cost-benefit  
analysis on its website:  
https://ARS.apps.lara.state.mi.us/Transaction/RFRTransaction?TransactionID=1587  
9. List of the name and title of agency representative(s) who attended the public hearing:  
Jenny McInerney, Michigan Bureau of Elections, Regulatory Attorney  
Alessa Boes, Michigan Bureau of Elections, Regulatory Attorney  
10. Persons submitting comments of support:  
Melanie Macey, Promote the Vote, Policy & Government Affairs Director  
Ray Moulden, Cannon Township, Election & Technology Specialist  
11. Persons submitting comments of opposition:  
No individual submitted comments in opposition to the rules.  
12. Persons submitting other comments:  
No individual submitted other comments.  
13. Identify any changes made to the proposed rules based on comments received during the  
public comment period:  
Name &  
Organization public hearing  
Comments made at Written  
Comments  
Agency Rationale Rule number  
for Rule Change & citation  
and Description changed  
of Change(s)  
Made  
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14.Date report completed:  
7/24/2025  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
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