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Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.482e (2026)

Prohibited conduct; misdemeanor; felony; penalties.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW


Act 116 of 1954


168.482e Prohibited conduct; misdemeanor; felony; penalties.

Sec. 482e.

    (1) An individual shall not do any of the following regarding a petition under section 482:

    (a) Sign a petition with a name other than his or her own.

    (b) Make a false statement in a certificate on a petition.

    (c) If not a circulator, sign a petition as a circulator.

    (d) Sign a name as circulator other than his or her own.

    (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), an individual who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or imprisonment for not more than 93 days, or both.

    (3) An individual shall not sign a petition under section 482 with multiple names. An individual who violates this subsection is guilty of a felony.

    (4) If an individual signs a petition in violation of this section, any signature by that individual on the petition is invalid and must not be counted.

History: Add. 2018, Act 650, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018

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Cited in 3 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2021–2022 · 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). “482a(3) and MCL 168.482e also provide separate penalties for when any circulator provides a false address or false information on the certificate of circulator.”
League Of Women Voters Of Michigan V Sec'y Of State (Mich. 2022). “482a(3) and MCL 168.482e also provide separate penalties for when any circulator provides a false address or false information on the certificate of circulator.”
League of Women Voters of Michigan v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “MCL 168.482e(1)(b). Indeed, the latter penalty does not include a “knowingly” requirement, and it apparently has not proven to be an impediment to obtaining circulators.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.482e(1)(b) — 1 case
League of Women Voters of Michigan v. Sec'y of State (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “MCL 168.482e(1)(b). Indeed, the latter penalty does not include a “knowingly” requirement, and it apparently has not proven to be an impediment to obtaining circulators.”
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