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Senate committee narrows write-in filing deadline, keeps rule that most votes wins
Summary
The Senate Government Operations Committee discussed changes to write-in candidate procedures, moved a filing deadline to 5 p.m. on the Thursday before an election and reaffirmed language that a candidate who receives the most votes wins even if they did not formally file.
The Senate Committee on Government Operations on April 24 discussed a set of proposed amendments to write-in candidate rules, including a change to the filing deadline and confirmation that a candidate who receives the most votes will be treated as the winner even if they had not filed as a candidate.
Committee staff member Tim, presenting the committee amendment draft, said the filing deadline for write-in candidates had been changed to “not later than 7 p.m. on the Thursday preceding the election” in an earlier draft and that members had considered moving it. After committee…
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