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IN SB0478

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/14/2019

Primary Sponsor

Jack Sandlin

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Origin

Senate

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Precinct committeemen participating in caucuses to fill candidate or office vacancies must be entitled to vote for the specific office being filled
  • Vice committeemen exercising proxy voting authority for absent precinct committeemen must also be entitled to vote for the office in question
  • Applies to caucuses filling ballot vacancies, legislative office vacancies, and local office vacancies under IC 3-13
  • Appointed precinct committeemen must meet both the 30-day tenure requirement and the voting eligibility requirement to participate
  • 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

1/14/2019

Committee Referrals

Elections1/14/2019

Full Bill Text

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