HB 1634 Summary

• Requires elections for county sheriff to be conducted on a nonpartisan basis beginning with the 2014 election cycle, with candidates filing declarations of candidacy without declaring party affiliation.

• Establishes a primary and general election process for county sheriff: if more than two candidates qualify, all names appear on the primary ballot, and the top two vote-getters advance to the general election if no candidate receives more than 50% of primary votes.

• Modifies sheriff qualifications in counties with populations of 500,000 or more by requiring candidates to be current certified peace officers in good standing.

• Amends election procedures by removing party affiliation requirements from Declarations of Candidacy for county sheriff while maintaining such requirements for other state and county offices.

• Effective date of November 1, 2013.