PUT CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT & IF PAID CIRCULATOR ON FRONT OF PETITIONS

House Bill 4217

Sponsor:  Rep. Tory Rocca

Committee:  House Oversight, Elections, and Ethics

Complete to 6-7-05

A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4217 AS INTRODUCED 2-8-05

House Bill 4217 would amend the Michigan Election Law to require that ballot language for a proposed constitutional amendment be printed in 8-point type on the front of a petition being circulated among citizens.  Further, the front of a petition proposing a constitutional amendment, the initiation of legislation, or a referendum on legislation would have to indicate whether the circulator of the petition was being paid, and if so, by whom.  That information would have to appear in 10-point boldfaced type.

MCL 168.482 and 168.488

                                                                                           Legislative Analyst:   J. Hunault

                                                                                                                          

■ This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.