SB 1154 Summary

• Changes the primary election date from the tenth Tuesday before the general election to the first Tuesday in August beginning in 2020.

• Adjusts candidate filing deadlines for primary elections from 90-120 days to 120-150 days before the election to accommodate the new August primary date.

• Moves the date for counting registered voters from March 1 to January 2 of election years for determining nomination petition signature requirements and precinct committeeman numbers.

• Requires political party recognition petitions to be filed 250 days before the primary election instead of 180 days, and moves the party qualification determination deadline from February 1 to December 1.

• Grandfathers 2019 charter amendment elections and allows 2020 primary candidates who collected signatures on petition forms with the old primary date to submit those signatures without penalty.