2020 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 78 - Villages
Act 278 of 1909 The Home Rule Village Act (78.1 - 78.28)
Section 78.2a Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.
Sec. 2a.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, a petition under section 2, 3, 4, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 17, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488. A petition under section 2 that is signed by landowners because no qualified electors reside within the district or portion of the district to be annexed or detached is not subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488. A person who violates a provision of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992, applicable to a petition described in this section is subject to the penalties prescribed for that violation in the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.
History: Add. 1998, Act 148, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
