Relating to: constitutional eligibility of candidates for federal office.
This bill would require election officials to exclude candidates from federal ballots if there is conclusive evidence that the candidate is ineligible under the U.S. Constitution to hold the office. It directly affects election administrators and candidates for president, vice president, and other national offices by mandating that they verify constitutional eligibility before allowing names on ballots. The law specifies that ineligibility must be clear through candidate admission or other conclusive proof, and it prevents presidential electors from voting for candidates who are constitutionally ineligible. The bill creates new statutory sections to codify these requirements in state election laws.
Bill status
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Introduction
Mar 2026
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Introduced Mar 13, 2026
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Mar 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Bare, Snodgrass, Kirsch, Arney, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Hong, J. Jacobson, Joers, Miresse, Roe, Sinicki, Tenorio, Udell and Clancy;
cosponsored by Senators Roys, Dassler-Alfheim, Larson, Ratcliff and Spreitzer
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15 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Joers
DDemocratic
P
Angelito Tenorio
DDemocratic
P
Ann Roe
DDemocratic
P
Christine Sinicki
DDemocratic
P
Francesca Hong
DDemocratic
P
Jenna Jacobson
DDemocratic
P
Joan Fitzgerald
DDemocratic
P
Jodi Emerson
DDemocratic
P
Karen Kirsch
DDemocratic
P
Lee Snodgrass
DDemocratic
P
Margaret Arney
DDemocratic
P
Mike Bare
DDemocratic
P
Randy Udell
DDemocratic
P
Ryan Clancy
DDemocratic
P
Vinnie Miresse
DDemocratic
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