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House approves changes to candidate filing and 'sore loser' rules after amendment
Summary
House committee amended and recommended passage of House Bill 207 to shorten filing deadlines, require independents to file at the same time as party candidates, and add a 'sore loser' prohibition; an amendment lowered the independent-petition signature threshold from 10% to 5% and passed 74–26 before the bill passed 59–41.
Representative Etchart introduced House Bill 207, a set of changes to candidate filing laws that shorten deadlines for filing with the Secretary of State, require independent candidates to file at the same time as major party candidates, prohibit unsuccessful primary candidates from seeking nomination in the general election (a "sore loser" provision), and raise the signature threshold for independent/third-party candidate petitions.
Representative Etchart explained the…
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