Lise, I am not a lawyer, but as I understand it, the question comes down to whether the area in question is a public forum, and whether or not the government has allowed other types of free speech in the area in the past. Here is a link to document from the ACLU about petitioning. The 2nd question on page 2 addresses petitioning in public buildings. www.aclumich.org/sites/default/files/Petitioning%20Rights%20-%20Final.pdf James B Lenze, Director Garden City Public Library jamesl@gardencitymi.org From: Lise Mitchell via Michlib-l<mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 2:36 PM To: michlib-l<mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org> Subject: [Michlib-l] building access in the election law Hi, Does anybody know of in the Michigan election law or any state law that gives people collecting signatures for petitions special rights to collect signatures in public buildings? Or the section of law about guaranteeing access to public buildings to collect signatures for petitions. I've only read about no collecting signatures near polling places. thanks, lise -- Lise Mitchell, Director Grand Ledge Area District Library 131 E. Jefferson Street Grand Ledge, MI 48837 gladldirector@gmail.com<mailto:gladldirector@gmail.com> 517-622-3550 direct 517-627-7014 Library 517-627-6276 fax