{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-259.823","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 259.823","heading":"Referendum.","body":"Sec. 23.\n\nWithin 60 days of the effective date of this act, petitions may be filed with the secretary of state, signed by a number of registered electors from a county within the authority equal to at least 5% of the total vote cast for all candidates for governor at the last preceding general election at which a governor was elected within the petitioning county, requesting that the county's participation in the authority be submitted for approval by a majority of the electors of the county voting at the next general election in the manner provided by law.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 259","Act Act-73-of-1970"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-259-823","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"7546368d114dde76ad9baea42c4887ff0d3d343767d43413c04d40ed644de037","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-259.822","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-26.47"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}