HOUSE BILL No. 5138


     September 30, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Brackenridge, Birkholz, Crissman, Hammerstrom and Dobronski and referred to the Committee on Local Government.


        A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

   "Michigan election law,"

   (MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 488.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 488.  (1) SECTION 544C APPLIES TO A NOMINATING PETITION

 2    FOR AN OFFICE IN A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION UNDER A STATUTE THAT

 3    REFERS TO THIS SECTION, AND TO THE CIRCULATION AND SIGNING OF THE

 4    PETITION.

 5         (2) SECTION 482(1), (4), AND (5) APPLIES TO A PETITION TO

 6    PLACE A QUESTION ON THE BALLOT BEFORE THE ELECTORATE OF A POLITI-

 7    CAL SUBDIVISION UNDER A STATUTE THAT REFERS TO THIS SECTION, AND

 8    TO THE CIRCULATION AND SIGNING OF THE PETITION.

 9         (3) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES A PROVISION OF THIS ACT APPLICABLE

10    TO A PETITION PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (1) OR (2) IS SUBJECT TO THE

11    PENALTIES PRESCRIBED FOR THAT VIOLATION IN THIS ACT.


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