HB 552 — Elections, independent candidates, number of signatures on petition to qualify for ballot access lowered for special elections, Sec. 17-9-3 am'd.
Last action — Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Ethics and Elections
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Elections, independent candidates, number of signatures on petition to qualify for ballot access lowered for special elections
Bill Text
- Introduced View text Current pdf
Action History
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Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Ethics and Elections
Sponsors
- Chris England · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 5 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 139 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 45 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| R | 25 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| D | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 83 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| % of votes cast | 79% | 6% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ainsworth | — | Not Voting |
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Bandy | — | Yea |
| Beckman | — | Yea |
| Beech | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boothe | — | Yea |
| Buskey | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Nay |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Ford | — | Yea |
| Fridy | — | Not Voting |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Grimsley | — | Yea |
| Hammon | — | Not Voting |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Harper | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Knight | — | Yea |
| Lindsey | — | Yea |
| Martin | — | Yea |
| Millican | — | Not Voting |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Patterson | — | Yea |
| Polizos | — | Yea |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Todd | — | Not Voting |
| Tuggle | — | Not Voting |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Holmes (A) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (K) | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Moore (B) | — | Yea |
| Moore (M) | — | Yea |
| Holmes (M) | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson (R) | — | Not Voting |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Yea |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Yea |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Not Voting |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Yea |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Yea |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Nay |
| Berry Forte | D | Yea |
| Chris England | D | Yea |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Yea |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Yea |
| Laura Hall | D | Yea |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Yea |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Yea |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Not Voting |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Nay |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Yea |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Yea |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Yea |
| Bob Fincher | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Not Voting |
| Chris Pringle | R | Yea |
| Chris Sells | R | Yea |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Nay |
| Danny Garrett | R | Yea |
| David Faulkner | R | Not Voting |
| David Sessions | R | Not Voting |
| David Standridge | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Not Voting |
| Jim Carns | R | Nay |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Yea |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Not Voting |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Yea |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Nay |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Not Voting |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 552 do?
- Elections, independent candidates, number of signatures on petition to qualify for ballot access lowered for special elections
- Who sponsors HB 552?
- HB 552 is sponsored by Chris England (D).
- What is the current status of HB 552?
- This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 552?
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