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MI Comp L § 168.480 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXII - Chapter XXII Initiative and Referendum (168.471...168.488)|Section 168.480 - Proposed Constitutional Amendment or Question; Certification; Copies to Voting Precincts; Posting.

168.480 Proposed constitutional amendment or question; certification; copies to voting precincts; posting.Sec. 480.  If a proposed constitutional amendment or other special question is to be submitted to the electors of this state for popular vote, the secretary of state shall, not less than 60 days before the date of the election at which the proposed constitutional amendment or other special question is to be submitted, certify the statement of the purpose for designation on the ballot to the clerk of each county in this state, together with the form in which the constitutional amendment or other special questions shall be printed on the ballot. The secretary of state shall also furnish the county clerks in this state 2 copies of the text of each constitutional amendment or other special question and 2 copies of each statement for each voting precinct in their respective counties. Each county clerk shall furnish the copies of the statement to the township and city clerks in his or her county at the time other supplies for the election are furnished. Each township or city clerk shall, before the opening of the polls on election day, deliver the copies of the text and statement to which each voting precinct in his or her township or city is entitled to the board of election inspectors of the precinct, who shall post the same in conspicuous places in the room where the election is held. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 276, Eff. Aug. 16, 2012 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.481 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXII - Chapter XXII Initiative and Referendum (168.471...168.488)|Section 168.481 - Proposed Constitutional Amendment or Question; Form.

168.481 Proposed constitutional amendment or question; form. Sec. 481.  Whenever any proposed constitutional amendment or other question is to be submitted to the electors, the board of election commissioners of each county shall cause such proposed constitutional amendment or other special question to be printed in accordance with the form submitted by the secretary of state. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.482a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXII - Chapter XXII Initiative and Referendum (168.471...168.488)|Section 168.482a - Paid Signature Gatherer; Affidavit; Invalidity of Signatures.

168.482a Paid signature gatherer; affidavit; invalidity of signatures.Sec. 482a.  (1) If an individual who circulates a petition under section 482 is a paid signature gatherer, then that individual must, before circulating any petition, file a signed affidavit with the secretary of state that indicates he or she is a paid signature gatherer.  (2) Any signature obtained on a petition under section 482 by an individual who has not filed the required affidavit under subsection (1) is invalid and must not be counted.  (3) If the circulator of a petition under section 482 provides or uses a false address or provides any fraudulent information on the certificate of circulator, any signature obtained by that circulator on that petition is invalid and must not be counted.  (4) If a petition under section 482 is circulated and the petition does not meet all of the requirements under section 482, any signature obtained on that petition is invalid and must not be counted.  (5) Any signature obtained on a petition under section 482 that was not signed in the circulator's presence is invalid and must not be counted. History: Add. 2018, Act 608, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.482b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXII - Chapter XXII Initiative and Referendum (168.471...168.488)|Section 168.482b - Summary of Purpose of the Proposed Amendment or Question; Requirements; Approval by the Board of State Canvassers; Form.

168.482b Summary of purpose of the proposed amendment or question; requirements; approval by the board of state canvassers; form.Sec. 482b.  (1) A person who circulates a petition under section 482 may, before circulating any petition, submit the summary of the purpose of the proposed amendment or question proposed that is required under section 482(3) to the board of state canvassers for approval as to the content of the summary. The board of state canvassers must issue an approval or rejection of the content of the summary not more than 30 days after the summary is submitted. The board of state canvassers may not consider a challenge to the sufficiency of a submitted petition on the basis of the summary being misleading or deceptive if that summary was approved before circulation of the petition.  (2) If a person submits the summary of the purpose of the proposed amendment or question proposed as provided in subsection (1), all of the following apply:  (a) The summary of the purpose of the proposed amendment or question proposed must be prepared by the director of elections, with the approval of the board of state canvassers.  (b) The summary is limited to not more than 100 words and must consist of a true and impartial statement of the purpose of the proposed amendment or question proposed in language that does not create prejudice for or against the proposed amendment or question proposed.  (c) The summary must be worded so as to apprise the petition signers of the subject matter of the proposed amendment or question proposed, but does not need to be legally precise.  (d) The summary must be clearly written using words that have a common everyday meaning to the general public.  (3) If the board of state canvassers approves the summary of the purpose of the proposed amendment or question proposed, the person who circulates the petition under section 482 shall print the full text of the approved summary in 12-point type in the place required by section 482(3). History: Add. 2018, Act 608, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.482c (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXII - Chapter XXII Initiative and Referendum (168.471...168.488)|Section 168.482c - Knowingly Made a False Statement Regarding Status as a Paid or Volunteer Signature Gatherer; Misdemeanor.

168.482c Knowingly made a false statement regarding status as a paid or volunteer signature gatherer; misdemeanor.Sec. 482c.  The circulator of a petition under section 482 who knowingly makes a false statement concerning his or her status as a paid signature gatherer or volunteer signature gatherer is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: Add. 2018, Act 608, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.482d (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXII - Chapter XXII Initiative and Referendum (168.471...168.488)|Section 168.482d - "Paid Signature Gatherer" Defined.

168.482d "Paid signature gatherer" defined.Sec. 482d.  As used in this chapter, "paid signature gatherer" means an individual who is compensated, directly or indirectly, through payments of money or other valuable consideration to obtain signatures on a petition as described in section 471. History: Add. 2018, Act 608, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.482e (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXII - Chapter XXII Initiative and Referendum (168.471...168.488)|Section 168.482e - Prohibited Conduct; Misdemeanor; Felony; Penalties.

168.482e Prohibited conduct; misdemeanor; felony; penalties.Sec. 482e.  (1) An individual shall not do any of the following regarding a petition under section 482:  (a) Sign a petition with a name other than his or her own.  (b) Make a false statement in a certificate on a petition.  (c) If not a circulator, sign a petition as a circulator.  (d) Sign a name as circulator other than his or her own.  (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), an individual who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or imprisonment for not more than 93 days, or both.  (3) An individual shall not sign a petition under section 482 with multiple names. An individual who violates this subsection is guilty of a felony.  (4) If an individual signs a petition in violation of this section, any signature by that individual on the petition is invalid and must not be counted. History: Add. 2018, Act 650, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.483, 168.484 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXII - Chapter XXII Initiative and Referendum (168.471...168.488)|Section 168.483, 168.484 - Repealed. 1965, Act 312, Eff. Jan. 1, 1966.

168.483, 168.484 Repealed. 1965, Act 312, Eff. Jan. 1, 1966. Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections required circulator of petition to affix address below his signature, prohibited circulation in more than one city or township and prescribed penalty for fictitious signing.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.483a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXII - Chapter XXII Initiative and Referendum (168.471...168.488)|Section 168.483a - Amendment to Constitution or Initiation of Legislation; Filing and Circulation of Petition; Submission of Petition Language to Public on Internet; Effective Date.

168.483a Amendment to constitution or initiation of legislation; filing and circulation of petition; submission of petition language to public on internet; effective date.Sec. 483a.  (1) The petition sponsor of a petition proposing an amendment to the constitution or to initiate legislation shall file the petition or an amended petition with the secretary of state.  (2) The petition sponsor of a petition proposing an amendment to the constitution or to initiate legislation shall not circulate a petition or an amended petition for signatures until the petition or amended petition is filed with the secretary of state as required in subsection (1).  (3) The secretary of state shall make the most recent submission of the petition language filed under subsection (1) available to the public on an internet website maintained by the department of state.  (4) This section takes effect January 1, 2013. History: Add. 2012, Act 276, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.485 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXII - Chapter XXII Initiative and Referendum (168.471...168.488)|Section 168.485 - Questions Submitted to Electors; Form.

168.485 Questions submitted to electors; form. Sec. 485.  A question submitted to the electors of this state or the electors of a subdivision of this state shall, to the extent that it will not confuse the electorate, be worded so that a "yes" vote will be a vote in favor of the subject matter of the proposal or issue and a "no" vote will be a vote against the subject matter of the proposal or issue. The question shall be worded so as to apprise the voters of the subject matter of the proposal or issue, but need not be legally precise. The question shall be clearly written using words that have a common everyday meaning to the general public. The language used shall not create prejudice for or against the issue or proposal. History: Add. 1969, Act 152, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 152, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.486 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXII - Chapter XXII Initiative and Referendum (168.471...168.488)|Section 168.486 - Certifying and Transmitting Language of Constitutional Amendment or Legislation Initiated by Petition.

168.486 Certifying and transmitting language of constitutional amendment or legislation initiated by petition. Sec. 486.  If the qualified electors of this state approve a constitutional amendment or legislation initiated by petition, the board of state canvassers shall certify to the secretary of state the language of the amendment or legislation. The secretary of state shall transmit the language of the amendment or legislation to the director of the department of management and budget. History: Add. 1978, Act 482, Imd. Eff. Nov. 30, 1978 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.487 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXII - Chapter XXII Initiative and Referendum (168.471...168.488)|Section 168.487 - Reimbursement to County, City, and Township for Cost of Conducting Special Election.

168.487 Reimbursement to county, city, and township for cost of conducting special election. Sec. 487.  (1) If a statewide special election is called to submit a proposed constitutional amendment to the electors of this state, this state shall reimburse each county, city, and township for the cost of conducting the special election as provided in this section. The reimbursement shall not exceed the verified account of actual costs of the special election. This state shall reimburse each county, city, and township under this section notwithstanding that the county, city, or township also holds a local special election in conjunction with the statewide special election.  (2) Payment shall be made upon presentation and approval of a verified account of actual costs to the department of treasury, local government audit division, after the department of treasury and the secretary of state agree as to what constitutes valid costs of conducting an election. Reimbursable costs do not include salaries of permanent local officials, the cost of reusable supplies and equipment, or costs attributable to local special elections held in conjunction with the statewide special election.  (3) The legislature shall appropriate from the general fund of this state an amount necessary to implement this section.  (4) To qualify for reimbursement, a county, city, or township shall submit its verified account of actual costs before the expiration of 90 days after the date of the statewide special election. This state shall pay or disapprove all or a portion of the verified account before the expiration of 90 days after this state receives a verified account of actual costs under this subsection.  (5) If this state disapproves all or a portion of a verified account of actual costs under subsection (4), this state shall send a notice of disapproval along with the reasons for the disapproval to the county, city, or township. Upon request of a county, city, or township whose verified account or portion of a verified account was disapproved under this section, this state shall review the disapproved costs with the county, city, or township. History: Add. 1994, Act 181, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1994 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.488 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXII - Chapter XXII Initiative and Referendum (168.471...168.488)|Section 168.488 - Applicability of MCL 168.544c and 168.482(1), (4), (5), and (6).

168.488 Applicability of MCL 168.544c and 168.482(1), (4), (5), and (6). 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) 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 subsection (1) or (2) is subject to the penalties prescribed for that violation in this act.  History: Add. 1998, Act 142, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.491 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.491 - Inspectors of Election, Primary Election, or Special Election; Vote of Registered Electors.

168.491 Inspectors of election, primary election, or special election; vote of registered electors.Sec. 491.  The inspectors of election at an election, primary election, or special election in this state shall not receive the vote of an individual whose name is not on the voter registration list generated from the qualified voter file for the precinct in which he or she offers to vote unless the individual meets the requirements of section 523a, or the individual registered to vote in person at the city or township clerk's office in the city or township in which he or she resides during the 14 days before the day of an election or on the day of an election and the individual presents a voter registration receipt to the inspectors of election. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 142, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1989 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 603, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.492 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.492 - Qualifications for Registration as Elector.

168.492 Qualifications for registration as elector.Sec. 492.  Each individual who has the following qualifications of an elector is entitled to register as an elector in the township or city in which he or she resides. The individual must be a citizen of the United States; not less than 17-1/2 years of age; a resident of this state; and a resident of the township or city. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 188, Eff. July 1, 1967 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 17, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1972 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 370, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1973 ;-- Am. 1973, Act 180, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1973 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 142, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1989 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 253, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 2010 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.492a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.492a - Registration of Persons Confined in Jail.

168.492a Registration of persons confined in jail.Sec. 492a.  An individual who is confined in a jail and who is otherwise a qualified elector may, before trial or sentence, register to vote. The individual is considered a resident of the city or township, and address, at which he or she resided before confinement. An individual who is confined in a jail after being convicted and sentenced is not eligible to register to vote. History: Add. 1975, Act 178, Imd. Eff. July 25, 1975 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.493 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.493 - Repealed. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995.

168.493 Repealed. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to registration cards.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.494 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.494 - Repealed. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.494 Repealed. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to registration cards.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.495 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.495 - Registration Application; Contents.

168.495 Registration application; contents.Sec. 495.  The registration application must contain all of the following:  (a) The name of the elector.  (b) The residence address of the elector, including the street and number or rural route and box number and the apartment number, if any.  (c) The city or township and county of residence of the elector.   (d) The date of birth of the elector.  (e) The driver license or state personal identification card number of the elector, if available.  (f) A statement that the elector is a citizen of the United States.  (g) A statement that the elector is at the time of completing the affidavit, or will be on the date of the next election, not less than 18 years of age.  (h) A statement that the elector has or will have lived in this state not less than 30 days before the next election.  (i) A statement that the elector has or will have established his or her residence in the township or city in which the elector is applying for registration not less than 30 days before the next election.  (j) A statement that the elector is or will be a qualified elector of the township or city on the date of the next election.  (k) A space in which the elector shall state the place of the elector's last registration, if any.  (l) A statement that the registration is not effective until processed by the clerk of the city or township in which the applicant resides.  (m) A statement that the applicant, if qualified, may vote at an election occurring on or after the date of completing the application.  (n) A statement authorizing the cancellation of registration at the elector's last place of registration.  (o) A space for the elector to sign and certify to the truth of the statements on the application. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 102, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1966 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 188, Eff. July 1, 1967 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 17, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1972 ;-- Am. 1973, Act 180, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1973 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 275, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 87, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1995 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 603, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.495a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.495a - Repealed. 2011, Act 163, Imd. Eff. Oct. 4, 2011.

168.495a Repealed. 2011, Act 163, Imd. Eff. Oct. 4, 2011. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to removal of party preference from precinct and registration file.