H.B. 458
128th General Assembly
(As Introduced)
Reps. Dyer, Domenick, Letson, Hagan
BILL SUMMARY
· Requires a candidate for any office other than a statewide office to circulate the candidate's own candidacy petition.
CONTENT AND OPERATION
The bill defines a "circulator" for the various types of election petitions. Under the bill, a "circulator" is any of the following:
· A person who gathers signatures on a petition under the Election Law for any lawful purpose unrelated to the candidacy, nomination, or election of a candidate (an issue petition);
· A person who gathers signatures on behalf of a candidate seeking the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor of State, Treasurer of State, Attorney General, or judge of the Supreme Court; or
· A person who gathers signatures in order that the same person may become a nonstatewide candidate for elective office.
Thus, a candidate for any office other than a statewide office must serve as the person's own circulator under the bill. No other person can be a circulator of a petition for a nonstatewide candidate. Statewide candidates and issue petitions may still be circulated by third parties, as under existing law.[1]
Under the Election Law, a circulator obtains signatures on election petitions, such as initiative petitions, referendum petitions, and candidacy petitions. Circulators must comply with certain requirements, such as witnessing each signature to a petition, and they must sign a circulator's statement acknowledging that they have complied with all applicable election laws.
HISTORY
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Introduced |
03-01-10 |
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