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HB 992 Ballots; political party designation.

Introduced by: Timothy D. Hugo | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Party designations on the ballot. Extends to local constitutional officers (the clerk of the circuit court, attorney for the Commonwealth, sheriff, commissioner of the revenue, and treasurer) the provision that candidates nominated by a political party will be identified by party name on the ballot. Current law provides for party identification of candidates on ballots only for federal, statewide, and General Assembly elections. The bill explicitly provides that an endorsement by a political party of a candidate who qualifies for the ballot through the petition process is not grounds for identifying that candidate by the party's name. The provision for party identification on the ballot does not apply to members of local governing bodies, school boards, and soil and water conservation districts.


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