Michigan Compiled Laws
116-1954-XXII - Chapter XXII Initiative and Referendum (168.471...168.488)
Section 168.475 - Filing of Petition; Posting of Summary and Status; Notification of Board of State Canvassers; Supplemental Filings.

Sec. 475.
(1) Upon the filing of a petition under this chapter, the secretary of state shall immediately notify the board of state canvassers of the filing of the petition. The notification must be by first-class mail. In addition, upon the filing of a petition under this chapter, the secretary of state shall within 2 business days post on the department of state's website a summary of the proposed amendment or question proposed and the date the petition was filed with the secretary of state. If a summary of the purpose of the proposed amendment or question presented was submitted to and approved by the board of state canvassers under section 482b, that approved summary must be used as the summary posted on the department of state's website as required under this subsection. At least once every 30 days after the date the petition was filed, the secretary of state shall post on the department of state's website an update on the status of that petition.
(2) After the day on which a petition under this chapter is filed, the secretary of state shall not accept further filings of that petition to supplement the original filing.
History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 338, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1978 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 219, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 23, 2022 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Section 168.474 - Repealed. 2012, Act 276, Eff.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).