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IN HB1044
Bill
Status
1/3/2018
Primary Sponsor
Jeffrey Thompson
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AI Summary
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Moves voter registration deadline from 29 days before an election to 21 days before the election, effective January 1, 2019.
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Changes early voting start date from 28 days before an election to 18 days before the election, effective January 1, 2019.
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Increases maximum civil penalties for delinquent campaign finance report filings from $1,000 to $1,250, with a maximum of $2,500 for certain candidates with opponents, effective January 1, 2019.
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Allows township boards (except in Marion County) to adopt resolutions staggering member terms, beginning with the 2022 general election, with initial term lengths determined by vote totals and subsequent terms of 4 years.
Legislative Description
Various election law matters. Provides that voter registration closes after the twenty-first day before the date of an election rather than after the twenty-ninth day before the date of an election. Provides that early voting begins on the eighteenth day before an election rather than the twenty-eighth day before an election. Increases the maximum civil penalty for a delinquent filing of a preprimary or pre-election campaign finance report from $1,000 to $1,250 (and in some cases, $2,500). Provides for staggering the terms of the members of township boards (other than township boards in Marion County), beginning with the 2022 general
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
1/3/2018