HB 6232 Summary

• Amends Michigan election law (MCL 168.590h) regarding qualifying petitions for candidates without political party affiliation.

• Prohibits circulators from obtaining signatures on qualifying petitions with incomplete or incorrect heading information and requires filing officials to not count signatures obtained on defective petitions.

• Adds criminal penalty for circulating a qualifying petition containing incorrect information or missing required information as a misdemeanor violation.

• Requires candidates and circulators to complete the entire petition heading before circulating for signatures and establishes that signatures obtained on incomplete petitions shall not be counted.

• Takes effect January 1, 2021, contingent upon enactment of HB 6231 or a Senate bill.