Form of ballot; party identification of candidates.
Summary
Allows any candidate who has been nominated by a political party or in a primary election to choose whether to be identified on the ballot by the name of his political party. Currently, only candidates for federal, statewide, and General Assembly offices are required to be so identified. The bill contains a technical amendment. This bill was incorporated into
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2018
Last action Jan 10, 2018
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Jan 10, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Jan 10, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103747D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AC
Amanda Chase
RRepublican
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