Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.482c (2026)
Knowingly made a false statement regarding status as a paid or volunteer signature gatherer; misdemeanor.
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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW
Act 116 of 1954
168.482c Knowingly made a false statement regarding status as a paid or volunteer signature gatherer; misdemeanor.
Sec. 482c.
The circulator of a petition under section 482 who knowingly makes a false statement concerning his or her status as a paid signature gatherer or volunteer signature gatherer is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History: Add. 2018, Act 608, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018
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Cited in 4
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2020–2022 · leading case: League of Women Voters of Michigan v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2021).
League of Women Voters of Michigan v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “14 MCL 168.482c. 15 MCL 168.21. See also Const 1963, art 5, § 3.”
Senate v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “7 MCL 168.482c. 8 MCL 168.21. See also Const 1963, art 5, § 3.”
League Of Women Voters Of Michigan V Sec'y Of State (Mich. 2022). “3 It also added MCL 168.482c, which made it a misdemeanor for a petition circulator to “knowingly make[] a false statement concerning his or her status as a paid signature gatherer or volunteer signature gatherer .”
League Of Women Voters Of Michigan V Sec'y Of State (Mich. 2022). “3 It also added MCL 168.482c, which made it a misdemeanor for a petition circulator to “knowingly make[] a false statement concerning his or her status as a paid signature gatherer or volunteer signature gatherer .”
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