HB 1469 Summary

• Requires municipalities requesting party primaries to pass resolutions before August 31 of the year before the election, or at least 60 days before the party filing period begins.

• Changes independent candidate petition filing deadlines from a range of 102-81 days to a one-week period ending 90 days before the general election for mayor-council form governments.

• Increases the timeline for county clerk determination of petition sufficiency from 10 days to 14 days after filing.

• Repeals the section allowing municipalities to establish alternative filing deadlines for independent candidates relative to preferential primary elections.

• Consolidates election filing procedures for city manager and city administrator forms of government, requiring petitions be filed during a one-week period ending 90 days before the general election.