Michigan Compiled Laws
116-1954-XXII - Chapter XXII Initiative and Referendum (168.471...168.488)
Section 168.472 - Initiative Petitions; Filing.

Sec. 472.
Petitions to initiate legislation shall be filed with the secretary of state not less than 10 days before the beginning of a session of the legislature.
History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Constitutionality: The requirements of this section constitute an unnecessary and unreasonable restraint on the constitutional right to initiate legislation, as provided for by Const 1963, art 2, § 9. Wolverine Golf Club v Secretary of State, 384 Mich 461; 185 NW2d 392 (1971).Popular Name: Election Code

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

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 168.471 - Petitions Proposing Constitutional Amendments; Filing; Signature Requirements.

Section 168.472 - Initiative Petitions; Filing.

Section 168.472a - Petition; Signatures to Be Counted.

Section 168.473 - Referendum Petitions; Filing.

Section 168.473b - Filing Petition After November Election.

Section 168.474 - Repealed. 2012, Act 276, Eff. Aug. 16, 2012.

Section 168.474a - Assignment of Number Designation to Appear on Ballot for Question Submitted on Statewide Basis.

Section 168.475 - Filing of Petition; Posting of Summary and Status; Notification of Board of State Canvassers; Supplemental Filings.

Section 168.476 - Petitions; Canvass by Board of State Canvassers; Use of Qualified Voter File; Hearing Upon Complaint; Investigations; Completion Date; Disposition of Challenges; Report.

Section 168.477 - Petition and Initiative Petition; Official Declaration of Sufficiency or Insufficiency by Board of State Canvassers; Publication of Statement of Purpose; Expense; Effectiveness of Law That Is Subject of Referendum.

Section 168.478 - Petitions; Notice of Approval or Rejection by Board of State Canvassers to Persons Filing.

Section 168.479 - Review of Determination; Mandamus, Certiorari or Other Remedy; Legal Challenge to Supreme Court.

Section 168.480 - Proposed Constitutional Amendment or Question; Certification; Copies to Voting Precincts; Posting.

Section 168.481 - Proposed Constitutional Amendment or Question; Form.

Section 168.482 - Petitions; Size; Form; Contents.

Section 168.482a - Paid Signature Gatherer; Affidavit; Invalidity of Signatures.

Section 168.482b - Summary of Purpose of the Proposed Amendment or Question; Requirements; Approval by the Board of State Canvassers; Form.

Section 168.482c - Knowingly Made a False Statement Regarding Status as a Paid or Volunteer Signature Gatherer; Misdemeanor.

Section 168.482d - "Paid Signature Gatherer" Defined.

Section 168.482e - Prohibited Conduct; Misdemeanor; Felony; Penalties.

Section 168.483, 168.484 - Repealed. 1965, Act 312, Eff. Jan. 1, 1966.

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.

Section 168.485 - Questions Submitted to Electors; Form.

Section 168.486 - Certifying and Transmitting Language of Constitutional Amendment or Legislation Initiated by Petition.

Section 168.487 - Reimbursement to County, City, and Township for Cost of Conducting Special Election.

Section 168.488 - Applicability of MCL 168.544c and 168.482(1), (4), (5), and (6).