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2000 SESSION

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HB 1433 Primary elec.; voter registration by polit. party, closed primaries.

Introduced by: James K. (Jay) O'Brien, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Primary elections; voter registration by political party; closed primaries. Adds party affiliation to the information that an applicant is asked to provide when registering to vote beginning January 1, 2001. The applicant may indicate that he is an independent. Voters registered prior to January 1, 2001, will be designated as independent unless they provide a political party designation to the general registrar. Voters may change their party affiliation or independent status by written notice at any time except the 28 days before an election when the registration records are closed. Only voters who have registered as being affiliated with the political party conducting the primary shall be eligible to participate in that primary.


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