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IN SB0424

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/10/2013

Primary Sponsor

Earline Rogers

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Origin

Senate

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits a person who filed a declaration of candidacy as a member of one political party in a primary election from running as a candidate of a different party or as an independent in the next general or municipal election

  • Prohibits a person who voted a political party's ballot in a primary election from becoming a candidate of a different political party or an independent candidate in the subsequent general or municipal election

  • Maintains existing law that defeated primary candidates, convention candidates, or caucus candidates cannot run for the same office in the next general or municipal election

  • Clarifies that a person's prior election candidacy filings or voting history from elections before the most recent primary do not restrict their ability to file as a party candidate in future primaries

  • Effective date of July 1, 2013

Legislative Description

Candidate eligibility.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Elections

1/10/2013

Committee Referrals

Elections1/10/2013

Full Bill Text

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