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MI HB5468
Bill
Status
3/3/2026
Primary Sponsor
Rachelle Smit
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AI Summary
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Modifies Michigan Election Law to require candidate nominating petitions to include the candidate's city or township, county, and website address (if any) instead of street address.
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Applies to nominating petitions for school board members, metropolitan district officers, partisan candidates, and new political party candidates.
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Updates petition language throughout to use gender-neutral terms such as "the circulator" instead of "his or her" and "individual" instead of "person."
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Adds new section 544g to the Michigan Election Law governing petition information requirements.
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Retains existing signature requirements, filing deadlines, and penalties for petition violations including misdemeanor fines up to $500 and/or 93 days imprisonment, with felony charges for signing with multiple names.
Legislative Description
Elections: petitions; information required on candidate nominating petitions; modify. Amends secs. 303, 386, 544c & 590h of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.303 et seq.) & adds sec. 544g.
Elections: candidates
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Elections And Ethics
3/10/2026