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MI HB4200
Bill
Status
4/27/2021
Primary Sponsor
Bradley Slagh
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AI Summary
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Establishes a 90-day timeframe for the bureau of elections to review initiative petition signatures and the board of state canvassers to complete the canvass after filing with the secretary of state.
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Extends the canvass completion timeframe to 120 days if an initiative petition is filed 45 days or fewer before a general November election.
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Maintains the existing 100-day deadline before the election for the board of state canvassers to make an official declaration of petition sufficiency or insufficiency.
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Clarifies that these new timeframes apply specifically to initiative petitions and are subject to the 100-day pre-election deadline requirement.
Legislative Description
Elections: initiative and referendum; time frame to review initiative petitions; clarify. Amends sec. 477 of 1954 PA 116 (CL 168.477).
State agencies (existing): state
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Elections
4/28/2021