Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Committee advances bill to verify candidate eligibility before ballots are certified
Summary
House Bill 699 would require election authorities to verify that candidates’ residential addresses are within the jurisdiction sought and that partisan candidates are registered with the party they seek; the committee passed the bill with favorable expression and recorded at least one dissenting vote in explanation.
State Representative D.J. Johnson presented House Bill 699 to the House Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, saying the measure “introduces a proactive verification process to ensure that candidates meet basic eligibility requirements before their names appear on the ballot.”
Under the bill as described by Johnson, county boards of elections and the State Board of Elections would be required to verify by the first Friday after the filing deadline that a candidate’s listed residential address lies within the jurisdiction of the office…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
