HOUSE BILL No. 5142


     September 30, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Brackenridge, Birkholz, Crissman, Hammerstrom and Dobronski and referred to the Committee on Local Government.


        A bill to amend 1851 PA 156, entitled

   "An act to define the powers and duties of the county boards of
   commissioners of the several counties, and to confer upon them
   certain local, administrative and legislative powers; and to pre-
   scribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of this
   act,"

   (MCL 46.1 to 46.32) by adding section 10c.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 10C.  A PETITION UNDER SECTION 11 OR 16B, INCLUDING THE

 2    CIRCULATION AND SIGNING OF THE PETITION, IS SUBJECT TO SECTION

 3    488 OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488.  A

 4    PERSON WHO VIOLATES A PROVISION OF THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW,

 5    1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 TO 168.992, APPLICABLE TO A PETITION

 6    DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO THE PENALTIES PRESCRIBED

 7    FOR THAT VIOLATION IN THE MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW, 1954 PA 116, MCL

 8    168.1 TO 168.992.




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 1         Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not effect

 2    unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____ (request

 3    no. 02378'97) of the 89th Legislature is enacted into law.


















































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