Michigan Compiled Laws
116-1954-XXII - Chapter XXII Initiative and Referendum (168.471...168.488)
Section 168.482 - Petitions; Size; Form; Contents.

Sec. 482.
(1) Each petition under this section must be 8-1/2 inches by 14 inches in size.
(2) If the measure to be submitted proposes a constitutional amendment, initiation of legislation, or referendum of legislation, the heading of each part of the petition must be prepared in the following form and printed in capital letters in 14-point boldfaced type:

"Provisions of existing constitution altered or abrogated by the proposal if adopted."
(4) The following statement must appear beneath the petition heading:

(6) Subject to subsections (7) and (8), the remainder of the petition form must be as provided following the warning to electors signing the petition in section 544c(1). In addition, the petition must comply with the requirements of section 544c(2).
(7) Each petition under this section must provide at the top of the page check boxes and statements printed in 12-point type to clearly indicate whether the circulator of the petition is a paid signature gatherer or a volunteer signature gatherer.
(8) Each petition under this section must clearly indicate below the statement required under subsection (7) and be printed in 12-point type that if the petition circulator does not comply with all of the requirements of this act for petition circulators, any signature obtained by that petition circulator on that petition is invalid and will not be counted.
History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 312, Eff. Jan. 1, 1966 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 137, Eff. Jan. 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 142, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 608, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018 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Section 168.474 - Repealed. 2012, Act 276, Eff.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).