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ID H0439

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

2/21/2022

Primary Sponsor

State Affairs Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Unaffiliated electors may affiliate with a political party up to and including election day for primary elections, instead of the previous deadline of the last day candidates could file for partisan political office
  • Unaffiliated electors can select a party affiliation only prior to voting in the primary election by declaring it to poll workers
  • Poll workers must record the elector's party affiliation choice in the poll book
  • County clerks shall record the party affiliation in the voter registration system after the primary election
  • The bill is declared an emergency and takes effect upon passage and approval

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the deadline to change political party affiliation or unaffiliated designation.

VOTERS

Last Action

Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs

2/22/2022

Committee Referrals

State Affairs2/22/2022
State Affairs1/14/2022

Full Bill Text

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