Bill Text: MI SB0088 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Elections; petitions; name of individual or organization providing compensation to a circulator of a ballot question petition; require to be printed on the front of the petition. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 482a.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-27 - Referred To Committee On Local Government And Elections [SB0088 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2011-SB0088-Introduced.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE BILL No. 88

 

 

January 27, 2011, Introduced by Senators ROCCA, ANDERSON, SCHUITMAKER, BIEDA and MARLEAU and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Elections.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

 

"Michigan election law,"

 

(MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 482a.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 482a. If an individual is receiving compensation for

 

circulating a petition described in section 482, the petition shall

 

indicate that fact and state the name of the individual or

 

organization providing the compensation on the front of the

 

petition in 10-point boldfaced type. A petition that complies with

 

this requirement is not invalid and no sanctions apply solely

 

because the petition is circulated by an unpaid volunteer.

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