“I am excited this method will facilitate the clean-up of the voter rolls,” said Hoadley. “By communicating directly with the voter, we’ll secure voter rolls simply and responsibly. It should be easy to vote and hard to cheat. This simple fix will secure our elections without negatively impacting active voters.”

State Rep. Mike Hoadley (R-Au Gres) Tuesday welcomed testimony from Baldwin Township Clerk Cathy Pittsley at the Election Integrity Committee. Pittsley testified in support of House Bill 4356, sponsored by Hoadley, who is also a member of the committee. The bill proposes that the Michigan Secretary of State’s office contact registered voters who have not voted in the past 10 years or more. These individuals would receive a prepaid, preaddressed return card requesting them to confirm their address with their local city or township clerk.