TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING INITIATIVE PETITIONS AND REFERENDUM PETITIONS; TO REQUIRE A CANVASSER TO SUBMIT AN AFFIDAVIT BEFORE SIGNATURES CAN BE COUNTED; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

SB 211 requires canvassers gathering signatures for initiative or referendum petitions to submit a sworn affidavit before those signatures can be counted. This change directly affects petition circulators, mandating they verify signature authenticity through an official affidavit. The bill includes a limited exception allowing signatures to count if a canvasser dies or has a medical disability preventing affidavit submission. It was passed as an emergency measure, expediting its approval and making it law as Act 241.