The bill amends the Michigan election law by adding new sections that regulate the compensation of individuals employed to circulate various types of petitions. Specifically, it establishes that individuals circulating petitions for general purposes, nominating purposes, qualifying purposes, and recall purposes must not be compensated at a fixed rate or amount for each signature collected or for each completed signature sheet.

The new sections introduced in the bill include Sec. 483b for general petitions, Sec. 544g for nominating petitions, Sec. 590i for qualifying petitions, and Sec. 957a for recall petitions. This legislative change aims to standardize the payment structure for petition circulators, ensuring that they are not incentivized by the number of signatures collected, which could potentially influence the integrity of the petition process.

Statutes affected:
Senate Introduced Bill: 168.1, 168.992