SENATE BILL NO. 697

A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled

"Michigan election law,"

by amending section 544f (MCL 168.544f), as added by 1999 PA 218.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

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Sec. 544f. The number of signatures of qualified and registered electors necessary for nominating petitions under this act, based upon on the population of the district involved according to the most recent federal decennial census, is as follows:

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	Partisan Petition			Non Partisan Petition		Qualifying Petition
Population	Min	Max		Min	Max	Min	Max
0 - 9,999	3	10		6	20	9	30
10,000 - 24,999	20	50		40	100	60	150
25,000 - 49,999	50	100		100	200	150	300
50,000 - 74,999	100		200	200	400	300	600
75,000 - 99,999	200	400		400	800	600	1,200
100,000 - 199,999	300	500		600	1,000	900	1,500
200,000 - 499,999	500	1,000		1,000	2,000	1,500	3,000
500,000 - 999,999	1,000	2,000		2,000	4,000	3,000	6,000
1,000,000 - 1,999,999	2,000	4,000		4,000	8,000	6,000	12,000
2,000,000 - 4,999,999	4,000	8,000		6,200	12,000	12,000	24,000
Over 5 million (statewide)	15,000	30,000		30,000	60,000	30,00015,000	60,00030,000

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January 1, 2027.