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MI HB6107

Bill

Status

Passed

12/31/2018

Primary Sponsor

Kimberly LaSata

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Origin

House of Representatives

99th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Establishes felony penalty for signing any petition (nominating, qualifying, political party formation, or recall) with multiple names, with signatures by violators declared invalid and uncounted.

  • Creates misdemeanor penalties of up to $500 fine or 93 days imprisonment for signing petitions with false names, making false statements on petition certificates, or falsely signing as a circulator.

  • Adds new section 482e establishing identical petition fraud prohibitions and penalties for petitions under section 482, with felony charges for multiple-name violations.

  • Allows school board candidates to pay $100 nonrefundable filing fee as alternative to collecting nominating petition signatures, with fee payment having same effect as petition filing.

  • Requires candidates filing affidavit of identity to disclose any name changes unless changed at least 10 years prior, through naturalization, marriage, or divorce to a previously known legal name, and mandates reporting of campaign finance compliance status and campaign finance violations.

Legislative Description

Elections; offenses; felony penalty for signing a petition with multiple names; provide for. Amends secs. 544c, 590h, 685 & 954 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.544c et seq.) & adds sec. 482a.

Elections: petitions

Last Action

Assigned Pa 650'18 With Immediate Effect

12/31/2018

Committee Referrals

Elections And Government Reform11/8/2018
Elections And Ethics6/6/2018

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