PETITION CIRCULATOR; MODIFY S.B. 1108 (S-2) - 1110 (S-1):
SUMMARY OF BILL
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE
Senate Bill 1108 (Substitute S-2 as reported)
Senate Bills 1109 and 1110 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Sponsor: Senator Jeremy Moss (S.B. 1108 & 1109)
Senator Ed McBroom (S.B. 1110)
Committee: Elections and Ethics
CONTENT
Senate Bill 1110 (S-1) would amend the Michigan Election Law to do the following:
-- Require that, if an elector signed a petition, nominating petition, qualifying petition for a
candidate without political party affiliation, a petition to form a new State political party,
or a recall petition more than once, only the first valid signature of that elector would be
counted.
-- Modify various petition headings and warnings in accordance with the requirements above.
Senate Bill 1108 (S-2) would amend the Michigan Election Law to require an individual
employed to circulate a petition or a recall petition to be paid an hourly rate instead of a fixed
rate or amount for each signature or signature sheet completed.
Senate Bill 1109 (S-1) would amend the Michigan Election Law to require the circulator of a
petition to read to or allow an individual to read the summary of the purpose of a petition’s
proposed amendment or question before the individual signed the petition.
Senate Bill 1110 would take effect 90 days after its enactment.
Proposed MCL 168.483b & 168.957a (S.B. 1108)
Proposed MCL 168.482g (S.B. 1109)
MCL 168.482 et al. (S.B. 1110)
BRIEF RATIONALE
In 2022, Michigan’s gubernatorial race faced increased scrutiny after the Bureau of Elections
disqualified five primary candidates for failing to meet required signature thresholds. Though
each candidate submitted a nominating petition with the required number of signatures, the
Bureau found that many, an estimated 68,000 signatures, submitted across 10 nominating
petitions were fraudulent, an unprecedented number. 1 Testimony before the Senate
Committee on Elections and Ethics indicates that other, less prominent instances of signature
fraud also exist. Some have concern that fraud is incentivized because petition circulators
may be paid per signature and that petition circulators may engage in deceit by
misrepresenting the nature of a petition to convince electors to sign it. Accordingly, it has
been suggested that the Law be amended to remove these incentives and penalize bad actors
for spreading misinformation.
Legislative Analyst: Abby Schneider
1
Mauger, Craig, "Board of canvassers deadlocks, blocking 5 candidates for governor from ballot", The
Detroit News, May 26, 2022.
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FISCAL IMPACT
Senate Bills 1108 (S-2) and 1110 (S-1) would have no fiscal impact on State or local
government.
Senate Bill 1109 (S-1) could have a positive fiscal impact on the State and local units of
government. The bill would impose a civil fine of up to $1,500. Revenue collected from civil
fines is used to support local libraries. Additionally, $10 of the civil fine would be deposited
into the State Justice System Fund, which supports justice-related activities across State
government in the Departments of Corrections, Health and Human Services, State Police, and
Treasury. The Fund also supports justice-related issues in the Legislative Retirement System
and the Judiciary. The amount of revenue to the State or for local libraries is indeterminate
and dependent on the actual number of violations.
Date Completed: 12-7-24 Fiscal Analyst: Joe Carrasco, Jr.
Michael Siracuse
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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.
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Statutes affected:
Substitute (S-2): 168.1, 168.992
Senate Introduced Bill: 168.1, 168.992
As Passed by the Senate: 168.1, 168.992