HB1707 Summary

• Moves the general primary election from the second Tuesday in June to the first Tuesday in April preceding the general election

• Changes the preferential primary election from three weeks before the general primary to four weeks before the general primary election

• Shifts the party filing period from early March to the first Monday in November through the seventh day thereafter, preceding the general primary election

• Adjusts ballot certification deadlines from 75 days to 92 days before the preferential primary election and ballot order determination from 72 days to 89 days before the preferential primary election

• Moves the General Assembly fiscal session from the second Monday in February to the second Wednesday in April of each even-numbered year, with corresponding adjustments to bill prefiling deadlines and related reporting timelines