Form of ballot; order of independent candidates, required paperwork.
Summary
Provides that when there is more than one independent candidate for an office, their names shall appear on the ballot in an order determined by the priority of time of filing all required paperwork for the office. In the event that two or more candidates file simultaneously, the order of filing is determined by lot by the electoral board. Currently, this order applies only to the names of candidates for school board, and the names of all other independent candidates appear alphabetically. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 11, 2017
Signed Mar 13, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 13, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 352 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 2, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Feb 1, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB2179E
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Jan 16, 2017
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Campaigns
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101229D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Sickles
DDemocratic
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