HB 6231 Summary

• Amends Michigan election law MCL 168.544c to require circulators to complete the entire petition heading with the day, month, year of election, candidate name, address, party affiliation, and office before circulating for signatures.

• Prohibits circulators from obtaining signatures on petitions containing incorrect information or missing required information from subsection (1), and prevents filing officials from counting signatures on defective petitions.

• Adds new criminal offense for circulators who knowingly circulate petitions with incorrect information or missing required information.

• Establishes that failure to print names, use prescribed location for printed names, enter zip codes, or include complete signature details does not invalidate signatures, but missing signature, street address, or signing date renders the signature invalid.

• Takes effect January 1, 2021, contingent on passage of Senate Bill or House Bill 6232.