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IN SB0034

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/3/2018

Primary Sponsor

Jack Sandlin

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Origin

Senate

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Precinct committeemen and vice committeemen must be entitled to vote for the specific office being filled in order to participate in a vacancy-filling caucus
  • Applies to caucuses filling candidate vacancies, legislative office vacancies, and local office vacancies under IC 3-13
  • Appointed precinct committeemen must meet two requirements: being a committeeman 30 days before the vacancy occurred AND being entitled to vote for the office
  • Vice committeemen exercising proxy votes must have held their position 5 days before the caucus AND be entitled to vote for the office being filled
  • Declared an emergency measure, taking effect immediately upon passage

Legislative Description

Precinct committeemen. Provides that in order for a precinct committeeman or a precinct vice committeeman (exercising the precinct committeeman's proxy) to participate in a caucus to fill a vacancy, the committeeman or vice committeeman must be entitled to vote for the office for which a successor is to be selected in the caucus.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Elections

1/3/2018

Committee Referrals

Elections1/3/2018

Full Bill Text

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