This bill modifies election provisions relating to qualifying for placement on a primary election ballot.
This bill:
- for the 2026 election year only, in relation to the office of United States representative only:
permits an individual who desires to circulate a petition to gather signatures to qualify for placement on the regular primary election ballot as a potential nominee of a political party for United States representative (a congressional signature petition) to file a notice of intent to gather signatures before filing as a candidate for United States representative;until the deadline for filing a declaration of candidacy for United States representative, permits an individual to circulate a congressional signature petition, regardless of whether the individual is also running for an office other than United States representative;requires that an individual who is running for an office other than United States representative must withdraw as a candidate for that office before filing a declaration of candidacy for United States representative;provides that the declaration of candidacy filing period is March 9, 2026, through March 13, 2026; andpermits an individual who circulates a congressional signature petition to collect signatures from any resident of the state who is permitted by the political party to vote for the political party's candidates in a primary election, rather than only a resident of the congressional district for which the individual intends to run;
- grants rulemaking authority to regulate the circumstances under which an individual may submit a candidate signature packet; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.Statutes affected:
Enrolled: 20A-1-509.1, 20A-2-107, 20A-9-201, 20A-9-201.5, 20A-9-406, 20A-9-407, 20A-9-408, 20A-9-410, 20A-9-502, 20A-14-203
Introduced: 20A-1-509.1, 20A-2-107, 20A-9-201, 20A-9-201.5, 20A-9-406, 20A-9-407, 20A-9-408, 20A-9-410, 20A-9-502, 20A-14-203