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MI SB0529

Bill

Status

Engrossed

11/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jeremy Moss

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Origin

Senate

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Prohibits paying petition circulators a fixed rate per signature collected or per completed signature sheet for initiative and referendum petitions under section 482

  • Bans per-signature or per-sheet payment for individuals circulating nominating petitions for candidates

  • Prohibits per-signature compensation for circulators of qualifying petitions

  • Extends the same pay-per-signature ban to individuals circulating recall petitions

  • Effectively requires petition circulators to be compensated through alternative methods such as hourly wages rather than piece-rate payment based on signatures gathered

Legislative Description

Elections: campaign practices; individual circulating a petition; prohibit from being paid for each petition signature collected, and require petition circulators to be paid an hourly wage. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding secs. 483b, 544g, 590i & 957a.

Constitutional amendments: state

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Election Integrity

11/13/2025

Committee Referrals

Election Integrity11/13/2025
Elections And Ethics9/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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