HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1978.03.02 - 12797RabeH- W. Page, Chairman
March 2, 1978
Miscellaneous Resolution No 8353
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE — Robert W. Page, Chairrnan
IN RE: OPPOSITION TO HOUSE BILLS 4898, RE ; POST CARD REGISTRATION, AND
5064, RE: ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen;
WHEREAS the maintenance and control of accurate registration records is a prerequisite to
fair and honest elections; and
WHEREAS Post Card Registration is not called for because the State Law has already provided
more than adequate ease and availability for voter registration through the Secretary of State's
Offices insofar as Public Act 28 of 1975 provides that a person making application for a driver's
license r change of address for driver's license or any change in driver's license status may make
application to become a resident elector at that time; and
WHEREAS Election Day Registration, as called for by proposed House Bills #5064 and #4898
will substantially increase the possibility of fraud, as well as disrupt the administrative process within
the polling place insofar as it would be an additional cost to the local unit to provide personnel,
space and material to accomplish an election day registration procedure; and
WHEREAS Public Act 116 of 1954, Section 167.504, provides for a person to register who is
not able to make a personal appearance for registration by requesting of the local clerk the forms
necessary to become a registered elector; and
WHEREAS the same state election law, Section 759 A, provides that a citizen of the United
States, member of the military or members of the immediate family may make application to register
and vote at the same time they apply for an absentee voters ballot, which includes time right up to
and including the day of the election,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
strongly opposes the enactment of House Bill #5064, providing for voter registration on election day,
and House Bill #4898, providing for post card registration cis well as election day registration, and
all other legislation with a similar intent at state and national levels.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copy of this resolution be sent to the senators, representatives
and legislative agent of Oakland County,
The General Government Committee, by Robert W. Page, Chairman, moves the adoption of
the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
#8358 March 2, 1978
Moved by Page supported by Perinoff the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Fortino, Gabler, Gorsline, Hoot, Kelly, Lanni, McConnell,
Moffitt, Montante, Murphy, Olson, Page, Patterson, Perinoff, Pernick, Peterson,
Simson, Daly, DiGiovanni. (19)
NAYS: Price, Aaron, Doyon. (3)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was
adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and
having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
Resolution #8358 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meeting held on March 2, 1978
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with the original record thereof now remaining in my
office, and that it is a true and correct transcript
therefrom, and of the whole thereof.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
this
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