[nfbmi-talk] Fw: check out last item here

[David Robinson]

This could really impact on our access to voting in Michigan and we need to have it on our radar.  

Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: joe harcz Comcast 
To: David Robinson NFB MI 
Cc: terry Eagle ; Mark Eagle 
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 9:37 AM
Subject: check out last item here


One of the good things about Michigan is that we had state required systems and that includes the requirement for the Automark and other requirements uniform for access to the ballot and polling places in accordance with HAVA, ADA and 504.

Now check out what the legislature snuck through in the last item here.

Joe
Snyder signs bill that could erase criminal record LANSING People convicted of a nonviolent felony or two misdemeanors will have the chance to get some

of their crimes expunged under a bill signed Monday by Gov. Rick Snyder. The second-chance bill would allow a convict to apply to a judge to get either

the felony or the misdemeanors removed from his or her record five years after they complete their sentence. The bill, which includes all ages of offenders

rather than the current law that allowed for the expungement for those only under the age of 18, had been in the works for several years, but finally passed

both chambers during the final days of the lame-duck session in December. During hearings on the bills, many people spoke out about the difficulty of finding

a job with a felony on their record, even if it was a minor, decades-old conviction. The bill was one of nine Snyder signed Monday, most dealing with criminal

justice issues. Among them: ? Two bills that would require DNA samples to be collected from all people arrested for felony crimes. The bill is intended

to be used to help clear up other unsolved crimes in which an arrested person might have a connection. ? A bill that would allow courts to order parents

not to take children without the other parent's consent, an attempt to prevent child abductions by non-custodial parents. ? Three bills that would create

a Human Trafficking Advisory Board and the Criminal Justice Policy Commission to review Michigan's sentencing guidelines and explore alternatives to jail

time. ? A bill allowing police officers to carry and administer Narcan, a drug that reverses the effects of heroin overdoses. ? And a bill that would give

county clerks flexibility in deciding which voting system to use. Contact Kathleen Gray: 517-372-8661, kgray99 at freepress.com or on Twitter @michpoligal.