This bill removes the requirement that a nominating petition must meet all statutory requirements before the finance officer can accept it, instead allowing the officer to verify only that the petition has the minimum number of valid voter signatures and that the candidate is a registered voter. The change streamlines the nomination process by focusing verification on these key eligibility factors rather than requiring a broader compliance check.
Signed by the Governor S.J. 558
Delivered to the Governor S.J. 474
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 535
Signed by the President S.J. 445
House of Representatives Do Pass Passed, YEAS 67, NAYS 1. H.J. 469
House of Representatives Do Pass Passed, YEAS 67, NAYS 1. H.J. 471
Local Government Certified uncontested, placed on consent
Local Government Do Pass Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0.
Local Government Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives Referred to House Local Government H.J. 410
First Reading House H.J. 229
Senate Do Pass Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0. S.J. 160
Local Government Do Pass Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0.
Local Government Scheduled for hearing
Local Government Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Local Government S.J. 56
Helene Duhamel
Prime sponsor · Sen.
R
Cosponsors
Local Government — Do Pass
Do Pass
Local Government — Do Pass