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HB 1133 Candidate petitions for primaries and general elections; requirements for petition circulators.

Introduced by: Mark L. Cole | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Candidate petitions in primaries and general elections.  Provides that candidate petitions in primaries and general elections must be witnessed by a legal resident of the Commonwealth who attests that he is not a minor or a felon whose voting rights have not been restored. Current law requires that the petition witness must be eligible to vote for the office for which the petition is being circulated. The bill also provides that presidential candidates are eligible to witness their own petitions. The bill contains an emergency clause. The bill is identical to SB 613.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Primary elections; presidential primaries.  Provides that the political party will determine the rules governing participation in and access to the primary ballot. If a petition requirement is adopted by the party, the signature requirement cannot be greater than the law requires for independent candidates or non-party groups.