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2013 SESSION

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HB 1346 Presidential electors; candidate petitions, required signatures, etc.

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

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Presidential elections and primaries; petition requirements. Reduces the number of signatures required for groups other than the major parties to gain access to the presidential election ballot from 10,000 to 5,000 signatures in the Commonwealth and from 400 to 200 signatures in each congressional district. The bill makes similar reductions to 5,000 and 200 in the number of signatures required for a person to qualify for a presidential primary ballot. The bill also provides a method for substituting persons listed as electors for presidential candidates for groups other than the major parties in the event such persons die or become incapacitated.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Presidential primaries; candidate petitions. Reduces the required number of total petition signatures statewide from 10,000 to 5,000 and the required number of petition signatures from each congressional district from 400 to 200 for presidential primaries.