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Michigan Election Audits Initiative (2022)
| Michigan Election Audits Initiative | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic Elections and campaigns | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Michigan Election Audits Initiative is not on the ballot in Michigan as an indirect initiated state statute on November 8, 2022.
The ballot measure would require a forensic audit of the 2020 election. The ballot measure would also trigger forensic audits of future elections based on certain events or actions.[1]
The proposed ballot measure is an indirect initiated state statute. In Michigan, citizen-initiated statutes that receive enough valid signatures are sent to the Legislature, which then has 40 days to pass the initiative into law. The governor cannot veto indirect initiatives that legislators approve. If the legislature does not approve the initiative, then it appears on the next general election ballot.
Text of measure
Full text
The full text is available here.
Path to the ballot
Process in Michigan
In Michigan, the number of signatures required to qualify an indirect initiated state statute for the ballot is equal to 8 percent of votes cast for governor in the last gubernatorial election. Signatures older than 180 days are invalid, which means all signatures must be collected within a 180-day window. Petitions for initiated statutes must be filed 160 days prior to the election. Successful initiative petitions are sent to the legislature, which then has 40 days to pass the proposed law. If the legislature does not approve the initiative, it goes on the ballot. If the legislature approves the initiative, it becomes law without needing the signature of the governor.
The requirements to get an initiated state statute certified for the 2022 ballot:
- Signatures: 340,047 valid signatures were required.
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures was June 1, 2022.
Signature petitions are filed with the secretary of state and verified by the board of state canvassers using a random sample method of verification.
Stages of this initiative
- The ballot initiative was filed with the Department of State on December 22, 2021.[1]
- On January 19, 2021, the ballot summary was approved by the Michigan Board of Canvassers.[2]
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