HB 2595 Summary

• Reduces presidential preference election nomination petition signature requirement from 1,000 to at least 500 qualified electors, with same requirement for parties with fewer than 50,000 registered voters.

• Extends presidential preference election nomination filing period from 90-120 days before election to 100-130 days before election, with filing deadline moved to next business day if last day falls on weekend or holiday.

• Modifies early ballot distribution timeline to require ballots be mailed not earlier than twenty-seven days before election and not later than twenty-four days before election if request received by thirty-first day before election.

• Changes campaign finance report late penalty structure to accrue only until the late report is filed, with enforcement referral beginning on the thirty-first day after due date if still unpaid.

• Adds joint technical education district candidates to signature requirement provisions for school district governing board candidates.