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Bill would shorten filing window and raise signature thresholds for independents; sponsors cite transparency
Summary
Rep. Jody Etchart introduced HB207 to shorten the candidate-filing window, require independent candidates to file alongside other candidates, bar some primary losers from running as write-ins against the same opponent, and raise signature requirements for independents; the Secretary of State's Office supported the bill as a logical timeline change.
Representative Jody Etchart presented House Bill 207, a multi-part elections bill that would tighten candidate filing timelines and change rules for independent candidates. Etchart told the committee the bill shortens filing time from roughly 60 days to a 15-day filing window timed near the primary (no sooner than 105 days before and no later than 90 days before the primary), requires independent…
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