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MI HB6091
Bill
Status
12/1/2016
Primary Sponsor
Winnie Brinks
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AI Summary
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Expands Michigan election law perjury provisions to include persons who aid or assist someone in making false affidavits or swearing falsely under oath related to voter registration, voting, or candidacy qualifications.
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Makes aiding or assisting in election-related perjury a standalone perjury offense subject to the same penalties as committing perjury directly.
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Changes perjury penalties from a maximum $1,000 fine or 5-year prison sentence to a felony punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment or a fine of up to $10,000, or both.
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Takes effect 90 days after enactment.
Legislative Description
Elections; offenses; provision relating to penalty of perjury; expand to include a person who assists another person in committing perjury. Amends secs. 933 & 936 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.933 & 168.936).
Elections: offenses
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 12/01/2016
12/6/2016