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Panel approves changing statute so presidential candidates’ full names appear on ballots
Summary
The committee voted to recommend a due pass for House Bill 10-99, which would change statutory wording so a presidential candidate’s full name (first and last) appears on the general election ballot; the change was supported by election judges and the secretary of state.
The committee considered House Bill 10-99, a narrowly focused bill to require the full name of presidential candidates (rather than only surnames) on general election ballots.
Representative Liz Conmey, the sponsor, said that in the last general election only presidential surnames appeared on the ballot under existing statutory language: "the surname of the…
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