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Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.954

Recall petitions; eligibility of signers; prohibited conduct; violations; misdemeanor; felony; penalties

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 193 Mich. App. 628 - Smeets v. Genesee County Clerk (1992)

Most recently applied in System Soft Technologies, LLC v. Artemis Technologies, Inc. (July 2013)

1954, Act 116, Eff

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Sec. 954. (1) A recall petition must be signed by registered and qualified electors of the electoral district of the official whose recall is sought. Each signer of a recall petition shall affix his or her signature, address, and the date of signing. An individual who signs a recall petition must be a registered and qualified elector of the governmental subdivision designated in the heading of the petition. (2) An individual shall not do any of the following: (a) Sign a recall petition with a name other than his or her own. (b) Make a false statement in a certificate on a recall petition. (c) If not a circulator, sign a recall petition as a circulator. (d) Sign a name as circulator other than his or her own. (3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4), an individual who violates subsection (2) 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. (4) An individual shall not sign a recall petition with multiple names. An individual who violates this subsection is guilty of a felony. (5) If an individual signs a recall petition in violation of this section, any signature by that individual on the petition is invalid and must not be counted.

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