SENATE BILL No. 954

 

 

October 28, 2009, Introduced by Senators McMANUS, JANSEN and BROWN and referred to the Committee on Campaign and Election Oversight.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

 

"Michigan election law,"

 

by amending section 488 (MCL 168.488), as added by 1998 PA 142.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 488. (1) Section 544c applies to a nominating petition

 

for an office in a political subdivision under a statute that

 

refers to this section, and to the circulation and signing of the

 

petition.

 

     (2) Section 482(1), (4), (5), and (6), apply (7), (8), (9),

 

(10), and (11) applies to a petition to place a question on the

 

ballot before the electorate of a political subdivision under a

 

statute that refers to this section, and to the circulation and

 

signing of the petition.

 


     (3) A person who violates a provision of this act applicable

 

to a petition pursuant to subsection (1) or (2) is subject to the

 

penalties prescribed for that violation in this act.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No. 952                                    

 

          of the 95th Legislature is enacted into law.