February 8, 2005, Introduced by Rep. Rocca and referred to the Committee on House Oversight, Elections, and Ethics.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending sections 482 and 488 (MCL 168.482 and 168.488), section
482 as amended and section 488 as added by 1998 PA 142.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 482. (1) Each petition under this section shall be 8-1/2
inches by 14 inches in size.
(2) If the measure to be submitted proposes a constitutional
amendment, initiation of legislation, or referendum of legislation,
the heading of each part of the petition shall be prepared in the
following form and printed with 1 of the following in capital
letters in 14-point boldfaced type:
INITIATIVE PETITION
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
OR
INITIATION OF LEGISLATION
OR
REFERENDUM OF LEGISLATION
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
(3) The full text of the amendment so proposed shall follow
and be printed in 8-point type. If the measure proposes a
constitutional amendment, the ballot language shall be printed on
the front of the petition. If the proposal would alter or abrogate
an existing provision of the constitution, the petition shall so
state and the provisions to be altered or abrogated shall be
inserted, preceded by the words:
"Provisions of existing constitution altered or abrogated by
the proposal if adopted.".
(4) The following statement shall appear beneath the petition
heading:
"We, the undersigned qualified and registered electors,
residents in the
city
township (strike 1) of ..........
in the county of .........., state of Michigan, respectively
petition for (amendment to constitution) (initiation of
legislation) (referendum of legislation) (other appropriate
description).".
(5) The following warning shall be printed in 12-point type
immediately above the place for signatures, on each part of the
petition:
WARNING
A person who knowingly signs this petition more than once,
signs a name other than his or her own, signs when not a qualified
and registered elector, or sets opposite his or her signature on a
petition, a date other than the actual date the signature was
affixed, is violating the provisions of the Michigan election law.
(6) If an individual is receiving compensation for circulating
the petition, the petition shall indicate that fact and the name of
the individual or organization providing the compensation on the
front of the petition in 10-point boldfaced type.
(7)
(6) 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).
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), (5), and (6) (7) apply 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) A person who violates a provision of this act applicable
to
a petition pursuant to under subsection (1) or (2)
is subject
to the penalties prescribed for that violation in this act.