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AK HB248
Bill
Status
1/19/2010
Primary Sponsor
Harry Crawford
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AI Summary
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Establishes a separate primary election ballot for voters registered as nonpartisan or undeclared, containing all candidates for state executive and state and national legislative offices.
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Removes the ability of nonpartisan and undeclared voters to vote any political party's primary ballot; instead limits them to the new nonpartisan ballot unless a party's bylaws explicitly permit their participation.
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Requires political parties to submit bylaws by September 1 of the year before the primary election specifying whether they permit voters affiliated with other parties to participate in their primary.
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Clarifies that a voter's party affiliation for ballot eligibility purposes is determined by their registration status 30 days before the primary election, with any changes within that period disregarded.
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Modifies general election ballot placement to select the candidate from each political party receiving the highest votes in their respective primary.
Legislative Description
Nonpartisan/undeclared Primary Ballot
Legislators
Last Action
REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS
1/19/2010