Indiana House Bill 1130 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-07 - First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
Pending: House Elections and Apportionment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Ballot access for minor parties. Provides that the term "major political party" refers to: (1) with respect to the state, any of the parties whose nominees received more than 2,500 votes statewide for secretary of state in the last election; or (2) with respect to a political subdivision, any of the parties whose nominees received more than 250 votes in that political subdivision for secretary of state in the last election. Provides that a political party whose nominee received at least 2,500 votes but less than 25% of the votes cast for secretary of state at the last election shall nominate the party's candidates at a state convention and for certain local offices at a county convention. Provides that the petition of nomination for an independent or minor political party must be signed by 250 registered voters in the election district that the candidate seeks to represent.

Ballot access for minor parties.

Rep. Ryan Dvorak [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-07	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
2021-01-07	House	Authored by Representative Dvorak

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1130/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/5/1/6/e516d531/HB1130.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/1/9/8/6198cf90/HB1130.01.INTR.FN001.pdf