INITIATIVE & REFERENDUM PETITIONS S.B. 1087 (S-4):
FLOOR SUMMARY
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Senate Bill 1087 (Substitute S-4 as reported)
Sponsor: Senator Mark C. Jansen
Committee: Campaign and Election Oversight
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Election Law to do the following:
-- Require the Secretary of State to certify and distribute a proposed constitutional amendment or other special question at least 60 days, rather than 49 days, before an election.
-- Repeal sections that pertain to the certification of ballots regarding proposed constitutional amendments and ballot proposals by the Secretary of State.
-- Delete a provision that allows the circulator of a petition that proposes a constitutional amendment, initiation of legislation, or referendum of legislation to be qualified as a registered elector of this State only at the time of circulation and execution of the certificate of circulator.
-- Require the circulator of such a petition to be a qualified elector of this State, as defined under Section 10 of the Law.
-- Specify that the circulator of a petition who was a qualified elector would not lose his or her eligibility to collect petition signatures if he or she moved to a different city or township within this State during the petition circulation process.
Under Section 10, a qualified elector is any person who possesses the qualifications of an elector as prescribed in the State Constitution and who has resided in the city or township for 30 days.
MCL 168.480 et al. Legislative Analyst: Craig Laurie
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 4-22-08 Fiscal Analyst: Joe Carrasco
floor\sb1087 Analysis available @ http://www.michiganlegislature.org
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb1087/0708