Sec. 482.
(1) Each petition under this section must be 8-1/2 inches by 14 inches in size.
(2) If the measure to be submitted proposes a constitutional amendment, initiation of legislation, or referendum of legislation, the heading of each part of the petition must be prepared in the following form and printed in capital letters in 14-point boldfaced type:
| INITIATIVE PETITION |
| AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION |
| OR |
| INITIATION OF LEGISLATION |
| OR |
| REFERENDUM OF LEGISLATION |
| PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION |
"Provisions of existing constitution altered or abrogated by the proposal if adopted."
(4) The following statement must appear beneath the petition heading:
| "We, the undersigned qualified and registered electors, residents in the _________________________ congressional district in the state of Michigan, respectively petition for (amendment to constitution) (initiation of legislation) (referendum of legislation) (other appropriate description).". |
| WARNING |
(6) Subject to subsections (7) and (8), the remainder of the petition form must be as provided following the warning to electors signing the petition in section 544c(1). In addition, the petition must comply with the requirements of section 544c(2).
(7) Each petition under this section must provide at the top of the page check boxes and statements printed in 12-point type to clearly indicate whether the circulator of the petition is a paid signature gatherer or a volunteer signature gatherer.
(8) Each petition under this section must clearly indicate below the statement required under subsection (7) and be printed in 12-point type that if the petition circulator does not comply with all of the requirements of this act for petition circulators, any signature obtained by that petition circulator on that petition is invalid and will not be counted.
History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 312, Eff. Jan. 1, 1966 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 137, Eff. Jan. 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 142, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 608, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018
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