Current through Public Act 166 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 168.475 - Filing of petition; posting of summary and status; notification of board of state canvassers; supplemental filings(1) Upon the filing of a petition under this chapter, the secretary of state shall immediately notify the board of state canvassers of the filing of the petition. The notification must be by first-class mail. In addition, upon the filing of a petition under this chapter, the secretary of state shall within 2 business days post on the department of state's website a summary of the proposed amendment or question proposed and the date the petition was filed with the secretary of state. If a summary of the purpose of the proposed amendment or question presented was submitted to and approved by the board of state canvassers under section 482b, that approved summary must be used as the summary posted on the department of state's website as required under this subsection. At least once every 30 days after the date the petition was filed, the secretary of state shall post on the department of state's website an update on the status of that petition.(2) After the day on which a petition under this chapter is filed, the secretary of state shall not accept further filings of that petition to supplement the original filing.Amended by 2022, Act 40,s 1, eff. 3/23/2022.1954, Act 116, Eff. 6/1/1955 ;--Am. 1978, Act 338, Imd. Eff. 7/11/1978 ;--Am. 1999, Act 219, Eff. 3/10/2000.