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MI HB6595
Bill
Status
Passed
12/31/2018
Primary Sponsor
James Lower
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AI Summary
- Requires petition circulators for constitutional amendments, initiatives, and referendums to disclose whether they are paid signature gatherers or volunteers on the petition itself in 12-point type
- Mandates paid signature gatherers file a signed affidavit with the secretary of state before circulating any petitions; signatures obtained by unpaid circulators who fail to file this affidavit are invalid
- Limits petition signatures from any single congressional district to no more than 15% of total signatures, with excess signatures not counted toward petition sufficiency
- Establishes that signatures obtained by circulators not present during signing, using false addresses, providing fraudulent information, or not meeting petition requirements are invalid
- Allows petition organizers to submit proposed amendment summaries to the board of state canvassers for pre-circulation approval to prevent later challenges on grounds of being misleading or deceptive
Legislative Description
Elections; petitions; petition circulator for constitutional amendments, initiatives, and referendums to indicate if he or she is paid or a volunteer; require, and provide limitations on certain petition signatures. Amends secs. 471, 477 & 482 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.471 et seq.) & adds secs. 482a & 482b.
Constitutional amendments: state
Last Action
Assigned Pa 608'18 With Immediate Effect
12/31/2018
Committee Referrals
Elections And Government Reform12/13/2018
Elections And Ethics12/6/2018
Full Bill Text
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