# MCL 168.552

MCL 168.552, “Nominating petitions; certification by county or city clerk; sworn complaint; investigation to determine validity of…”, is an MCL section of [1954 PA 116](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-1b42-7306-b8f8-52cc5c259cd5) (MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW); in force.

IRI: <https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-76a0-7448-913d-84b264be16dc>

Within: [1954 PA 116](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-1b42-7306-b8f8-52cc5c259cd5)

Type: [schema:Legislation](https://schema.org/Legislation)

- `adms:identifier`: [mcl-object mcl-168-552](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-76a1-753a-b05b-243d52101e1b)
- `prov:wasDerivedFrom`: [evidence from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-168-552](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-76a0-7448-913d-84b11b53261a)
- `schema:isPartOf`: [1954 PA 116](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-1b42-7306-b8f8-52cc5c259cd5)
- `schema:legislationIdentifier`: MCL 168.552
- `schema:legislationJurisdiction`: [Michigan](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-57ff-7219-9e2f-cdc1b39bd0fa)
- `schema:legislationLegalForce`: [schema:InForce](https://schema.org/InForce)
- `schema:legislationType`: [MCL section](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/vocab/leg/mclSection)
- `schema:name`: Nominating petitions; certification by county or city clerk; sworn complaint; investigation to determine validity of signatures and genuineness of petition; examination of petitions; declaration of sufficiency or insufficiency of petitions; review; filing of nominating petitions with secretary of state; notification; canvass of petitions; hearing; subpoenas; oaths; adjournment; completion of canvass; availability to public; declaration; request for notice of approval or rejection of petition; judicial review; use of qualified voter file; certification to boards of election commissioners.
- `schema:url`: [https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-168-552](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-168-552)
- `skos:prefLabel`: MCL 168.552

## Elsewhere

- [Official page](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-168-552) (www.legislature.mi.gov)

## Pointing here

- Amended by (8; `eli:amends`):
  - [1956 PA 125](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-2d78-728a-85fa-80f7fac12351)
  - [1958 PA 25](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-2d79-73e3-b34a-588877b16ea2)
  - [1963 PA 193](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-2d79-73e3-b34a-5893f632b0b0)
  - [1978 PA 338](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-2d61-7759-bcda-7d8c6f242453)
  - [1990 PA 7](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-2cfe-70f1-87a5-ba4dcaa631ff)
  - [1999 PA 220](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-2d7a-727d-885b-427202fc077e)
  - [2003 PA 188](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-2d7a-727d-885b-427dea796d1e)
  - [2005 PA 71](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-2c7e-7178-b757-6fb7f48a7708)
- Changed by bills (1; `schema:legislationChanges`):
  - [HB 5572 (2023-2024)](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d568-d173-7453-8d65-5e1011424ce6)

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