Bill Text: MI SB0954 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Elections; petitions; technical amendments to Michigan election law concerning ballot question petitions; provide for. Amends sec. 488 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.488). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0952'09
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-02-02 - Referred To Committee On Ethics And Elections [SB0954 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2009-SB0954-Engrossed.html
SB-0954, As Passed Senate, January 27, 2010
SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 954
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 488 (MCL 168.488), as added by 1998 PA 142.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 488. (1) Section 544c applies to a nominating petition
for an office in a political subdivision under a statute that
refers to this section, and to the circulation and signing of the
petition.
(2)
Section 482(1), (4), and (5) , and (6) apply applies to a
petition to place a question on the ballot before the electorate of
a political subdivision under a statute that refers to this
section, and to the circulation and signing of the petition.
(3) In addition to the requirements of subsection (2), the
remainder of the petition form shall be as provided following the
warning to electors signing the petition in section 544c(1). In
addition, the petition shall comply with the requirements of
section 544c(2).
(4) (3)
A person who violates a provision
of this act
applicable
to a petition pursuant to subsection (1), or (2), or (3)
is subject to the penalties prescribed for that violation in this
act.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No. 952 of the 95th Legislature is enacted into
law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act takes effect November
15, 2010.
