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SB 1418 Candidate petitions; collection of signatures by electronic means.

Introduced by: Jeffrey L. McWaters | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Petitions for candidacy; collection of signatures by electronic means. Allows a candidate required to file a petition of candidacy to collect the required number of qualified signatures by electronic means. The Department of Elections is required to make available on its website a petition for any candidate who notifies the Department that he intends to collect signatures electronically. Before a signature is added to the electronic candidate petition, the Department of Elections is required to verify that the name, residence address, and identifying number provided by the qualified voter match the information contained in his voter registration record. The Department of Elections is also required to immediately alert any person whose signature is not added to the petition and to notify the candidate or the chairman of the candidate's political party when the minimum number of qualified signatures has been collected. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2017.


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