PETITION SIGNATURE: 180-DAY LIMIT                                                              S.B. 776:

                                                                                              SUMMARY AS ENACTED

Senate Bill 776 (as enacted)                                                    PUBLIC ACT 142 of 2016

Sponsor:  Senator Dave Robertson

Senate Committee:  Elections and Government Reform

House Committee:  Elections

Date Completed:  6-9-16

CONTENT

The bill amended the Michigan Election Law to prohibit a signature on a petition to amend the Constitution or initiate legislation from being counted if the signature was made more than 180 days before the petition is filed with the Secretary of State.

Previously, the Law established a rebuttable presumption that a petition signature was stale and void if it was made more than 180 days before the petition was filed. The bill deleted that language.

The bill took effect on June 7, 2016.

MCL 168.472a                                                            Legislative Analyst:  Suzanne Lowe

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill will have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

                                                                                       Fiscal Analyst:  Joe Carrasco

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.