Michigan Compiled Laws
116-1954-XXII - Chapter XXII Initiative and Referendum (168.471...168.488)
Section 168.472a - Petition; Signatures to Be Counted.

Sec. 472a.
The signature on a petition that proposes an amendment to the constitution or is to initiate legislation shall not be counted if the signature was made more than 180 days before the petition is filed with the office of the secretary of state.
History: Add. 1973, Act 24, Imd. Eff. June 12, 1973 ;-- Am. 1973, Act 112, Imd. Eff. Aug. 19, 1973 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 219, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 142, Imd. Eff. June 7, 2016 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Section 168.474 - Repealed. 2012, Act 276, Eff.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).