HOUSE BILL NO. 5252

July 14, 2021, Introduced by Rep. Slagh and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.

A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

"Michigan election law,"

by amending section 475 (MCL 168.475), as amended by 1999 PA 219.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 475. (1) Upon the filing of a petition under this chapter, the secretary of state shall immediately notify the board of state canvassers of the filing of the petition. The notification shall must be by first-class mail. In addition, upon the filing of a petition under this chapter, the secretary of state shall immediately post on the department of state's website a summary of the proposed amendment or question proposed and the date the petition was filed with the secretary of state. Every 30 days after the date the petition was filed, the secretary of state shall post on the department of state's website an update on the status of that petition.

(2) After the day on which a petition under this chapter is filed, the secretary of state shall not accept further filings of that petition to supplement the original filing.