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Michigan Limits on Epidemic Emergency Orders Initiative (2022)
| Michigan Limits on Epidemic Emergency Orders Initiative | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic State executive official measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Michigan Limits on Epidemic Emergency Orders Initiative is not on the ballot in Michigan as an indirect initiated state statute on November 8, 2022.
The ballot measure would limit state and local epidemic emergency orders to 28 days unless the jurisdiction's legislative body approves a resolution to continue to emergency.[1]
Unlock Michigan, the campaign supporting the Limits on Epidemic Emergency Orders Initiative, also sponsored the Michigan Repeal of Emergency Powers of Governor Act Initiative.
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
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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 campaign Unlock Michigan filed a petition with the State Board of Canvassers on June 22, 2021.[1] The State Board of Canvassers voted to approve the petition on July 13, 2021, allowing proponents to begin collecting signatures.
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