Bill Text: MI HB5990 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Elections: petitions; tolling of petition signature time frame for initiatives and constitutional amendments; provide for when the governor declares a state of emergency. Amends sec. 472a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.472a).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-08-06 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 07/23/2020 [HB5990 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB5990-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 5990
July 23, 2020, Introduced by Reps. Hammoud,
Pohutsky, Sowerby, Guerra, Brenda Carter, Camilleri, Bolden, Brixie, Pagan,
Yancey, Hope, Gay-Dagnogo and Koleszar and referred to the Committee on
Elections and Ethics.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 472a (MCL 168.472a), as amended by 2016 PA 142.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 472a. (1) The Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), the signature
on a petition that proposes an amendment to the constitution or is to initiate
legislation shall must not be counted if the signature was
made more than 180 days before the petition is filed with the office of the
secretary of state.
(2) If the governor declares a state of emergency, the 180-day time limit for petition signatures to be counted in subsection (1) must be extended and the extension must equal the total number of days that the declared state of emergency exists.
