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1999 SESSION

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HB 2709 Primary elections; voter registration by political party.

Introduced by: Jay Katzen | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Primary elections; voter registration by political party. Adds party affiliation to the information that an applicant is asked to provide when registering to vote beginning January 1, 2000. The applicant may indicate that he is an independent. Voters registered prior to January 1, 2000, 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. The state party chairman must notify the State Board by January 31 of each year whether the party will close its primaries and permit only registered party members to participate or whether it will open its primary to party members and independent voters. Further, the bill (i) adds a requirement that primary candidate petitions must be signed by voters registered as members of the party conducting the primary and (ii) allows an official political party to retain that status so long as at least 15 percent of the Commonwealth’s registered voters are registered as members of that party.


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