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Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.482a (2026)

Paid signature gatherer; affidavit; invalidity of signatures.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW


Act 116 of 1954


168.482a Paid signature gatherer; affidavit; invalidity of signatures.

Sec. 482a.

    (1) If an individual who circulates a petition under section 482 is a paid signature gatherer, then that individual must, before circulating any petition, file a signed affidavit with the secretary of state that indicates he or she is a paid signature gatherer.

    (2) Any signature obtained on a petition under section 482 by an individual who has not filed the required affidavit under subsection (1) is invalid and must not be counted.

    (3) If the circulator of a petition under section 482 provides or uses a false address or provides any fraudulent information on the certificate of circulator, any signature obtained by that circulator on that petition is invalid and must not be counted.

    (4) If a petition under section 482 is circulated and the petition does not meet all of the requirements under section 482, any signature obtained on that petition is invalid and must not be counted.

    (5) Any signature obtained on a petition under section 482 that was not signed in the circulator's presence is invalid and must not be counted.

History: Add. 2018, Act 608, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018

Constitutionality Notes:

    The precirculation affidavit requirement for paid signature gatherers in subsections (1) and (2) added by Act 608 of 2018 is unconstitutional. League of Women Voters of Mich v Sec’y of State, 508 Mich 520 (2022).

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Cited in 7 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2020–2024 · leading case: League Of Women Voters Of Michigan V Sec'y Of State (Mich. 2022).
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League Of Women Voters Of Michigan V Sec'y Of State (Mich. 2022). · cites it 26× “482 by adding Subsection (7), which required petitions to include checkboxes that would indicate whether the circulator of the petition was a paid signature gatherer or a volunteer; and it added MCL 168.482a, which provides that signature gatherers who are being paid must,…”
League Of Women Voters Of Michigan V Sec'y Of State (Mich. 2022). · cites it 26× “482 by adding Subsection (7), which required petitions to include checkboxes that would indicate whether the circulator of the petition was a paid signature gatherer or a volunteer; and it added MCL 168.482a, which provides that signature gatherers who are being paid must,…”
Senate v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 9× “The Court of Claims also found that MCL 168.482a, which requires paid petition circulators—but not volunteers—to file signed affidavits with the Secretary indicating that they will be paid to circulate a petition and to gather signatures, is not unconstitutional on its face.”
League of Women Voters of Michigan v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 9× “482a include the invalidation of signatures when a paid circulator has not filed a precirculation affidavit, a circulator uses a false address or provides fraudulent information, or the petition does not meet all requirements under MCL 168.482. 23 Although intervening defendant…”
Senate v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 3× “471, and (2) the affidavit requirement of MCL 168.482a(1),(2), are unconstitutional.”
Senate v. Sec'y of State (Mich. 2020). · cites it 2× “Third, it amended MCL 168.482a to provide that anyone paid to gather signatures must, before circulating the petition, file an affidavit with the Secretary of State indicating that he or she is a paid signature gatherer.”
Eric Kenneth Wickman v. Norway Twp. Clerk (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “544c(1) that follows the warning to electors signing the petition includes in part the following: (Printed Name and Signature of Circulator) (Date) (Complete Residence Address (Street and Number or Rural Route)) Do not enter a post office box -5- MCL 168.482a(4) provides that,…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.482a(1) — 5 cases
Senate v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “The Court of Claims also found that MCL 168.482a, which requires paid petition circulators—but not volunteers—to file signed affidavits with the Secretary indicating that they will be paid to circulate a petition and to gather signatures, is not unconstitutional on its face.”
Senate v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “471, and (2) the affidavit requirement of MCL 168.482a(1),(2), are unconstitutional.”
League of Women Voters of Michigan v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “482a include the invalidation of signatures when a paid circulator has not filed a precirculation affidavit, a circulator uses a false address or provides fraudulent information, or the petition does not meet all requirements under MCL 168.482. 23 Although intervening defendant…”
League Of Women Voters Of Michigan V Sec'y Of State (Mich. 2022). “482 by adding Subsection (7), which required petitions to include checkboxes that would indicate whether the circulator of the petition was a paid signature gatherer or a volunteer; and it added MCL 168.482a, which provides that signature gatherers who are being paid must,…”
League Of Women Voters Of Michigan V Sec'y Of State (Mich. 2022). “482 by adding Subsection (7), which required petitions to include checkboxes that would indicate whether the circulator of the petition was a paid signature gatherer or a volunteer; and it added MCL 168.482a, which provides that signature gatherers who are being paid must,…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.482a(2) — 4 cases
Senate v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “The Court of Claims also found that MCL 168.482a, which requires paid petition circulators—but not volunteers—to file signed affidavits with the Secretary indicating that they will be paid to circulate a petition and to gather signatures, is not unconstitutional on its face.”
League Of Women Voters Of Michigan V Sec'y Of State (Mich. 2022). “482 by adding Subsection (7), which required petitions to include checkboxes that would indicate whether the circulator of the petition was a paid signature gatherer or a volunteer; and it added MCL 168.482a, which provides that signature gatherers who are being paid must,…”
League Of Women Voters Of Michigan V Sec'y Of State (Mich. 2022). “482 by adding Subsection (7), which required petitions to include checkboxes that would indicate whether the circulator of the petition was a paid signature gatherer or a volunteer; and it added MCL 168.482a, which provides that signature gatherers who are being paid must,…”
League of Women Voters of Michigan v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “482a include the invalidation of signatures when a paid circulator has not filed a precirculation affidavit, a circulator uses a false address or provides fraudulent information, or the petition does not meet all requirements under MCL 168.482. 23 Although intervening defendant…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.482a(3) — 3 cases
League of Women Voters of Michigan v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “482a include the invalidation of signatures when a paid circulator has not filed a precirculation affidavit, a circulator uses a false address or provides fraudulent information, or the petition does not meet all requirements under MCL 168.482. 23 Although intervening defendant…”
League Of Women Voters Of Michigan V Sec'y Of State (Mich. 2022). “482 by adding Subsection (7), which required petitions to include checkboxes that would indicate whether the circulator of the petition was a paid signature gatherer or a volunteer; and it added MCL 168.482a, which provides that signature gatherers who are being paid must,…”
League Of Women Voters Of Michigan V Sec'y Of State (Mich. 2022). “482 by adding Subsection (7), which required petitions to include checkboxes that would indicate whether the circulator of the petition was a paid signature gatherer or a volunteer; and it added MCL 168.482a, which provides that signature gatherers who are being paid must,…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.482a(4) — 4 cases
League of Women Voters of Michigan v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “482a include the invalidation of signatures when a paid circulator has not filed a precirculation affidavit, a circulator uses a false address or provides fraudulent information, or the petition does not meet all requirements under MCL 168.482. 23 Although intervening defendant…”
Eric Kenneth Wickman v. Norway Twp. Clerk (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “544c(1) that follows the warning to electors signing the petition includes in part the following: (Printed Name and Signature of Circulator) (Date) (Complete Residence Address (Street and Number or Rural Route)) Do not enter a post office box -5- MCL 168.482a(4) provides that,…”
League Of Women Voters Of Michigan V Sec'y Of State (Mich. 2022). “482 by adding Subsection (7), which required petitions to include checkboxes that would indicate whether the circulator of the petition was a paid signature gatherer or a volunteer; and it added MCL 168.482a, which provides that signature gatherers who are being paid must,…”
League Of Women Voters Of Michigan V Sec'y Of State (Mich. 2022). “482 by adding Subsection (7), which required petitions to include checkboxes that would indicate whether the circulator of the petition was a paid signature gatherer or a volunteer; and it added MCL 168.482a, which provides that signature gatherers who are being paid must,…”
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