MI HB5571

Establishes new Section 474 requiring petition summaries for constitutional amendments, initiated laws, and referendums to be limited to 100 words, impartial in tone, and written in plain language accessible to the general public.

Creates Section 481a defining when existing constitutional provisions are altered or abrogated by proposed amendments, limiting alterations to actual text changes and abrogation to provisions rendered wholly inoperative.

Allows the board of state canvassers to pre-approve petition forms and summaries before circulation, protecting petitioners from later challenges to form or summary content if approval was obtained beforehand.

Requires petition circulators to clearly indicate whether they are paid or volunteer, expands requirements for petition form content including website addresses for full text, and permits use of statistical random sampling to verify petition compliance.

Repeals Sections 482b, 482c, and 482d and makes the bill effective only upon enactment of companion bills HB 5572, HB 5573, HB 5575, and HB 5576.