Bill Text: MI HB5210 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Elections; campaign practices; individual circulating a petition; prohibit from being paid for each petition signature collected, and require petition circulators to be paid an hourly wage. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding secs. 483b & 957a.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-12-12 - Referred To Second Reading [HB5210 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2017-HB5210-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 5210

 

 

November 1, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Hertel, Moss, Yaroch, Greig, Neeley, Gay-Dagnogo, Faris, Sowerby, Wittenberg, Geiss, Pagan, Elder, Ellison, Chang, Sabo, Lasinski, Clemente, Love, Hammoud and Zemke and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.

 

     A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

 

"Michigan election law,"

 

(MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding sections 483b and 957a.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 483b. (1) An individual employed to circulate a petition

 

described in section 482 must not be paid a fixed rate or amount

 

for each petition signature collected or for each completed

 

petition signature sheet.

 

     (2) If an individual receives compensation to circulate a

 

petition described in section 482, then the individual must be

 

compensated at an hourly rate for time worked.

 

     Sec. 957a. (1) An individual employed to circulate a recall

 

petition under this chapter must not be paid a fixed rate or amount

 

for each recall petition signature collected or for each completed

 

recall petition signature sheet.

 

     (2) If an individual receives compensation to circulate a

 

recall petition under this chapter, then the individual must be

 

compensated at an hourly rate for time worked.