Declare Party Affiliation School District Director
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HB 18-1213 — Declare Party Affiliation School District Director
Last action — House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
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Died in session
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Under current law, a candidate for school director shall not run as a candidate of any political party for that school directorship, but the statute is not clear whether the candidate is prohibited from identifying his or her political party affiliation. The bill permits a candidate for the office of school district director to declare the political party with which he or she is affiliated at any time up to 67 days before the election date. If a candidate chooses to declare his or her political party affiliation, the name or abbreviation of the political party with which the candidate is affiliated will be printed on the ballot after his or her name. In order to be able to exercise the option of declaring his or her affiliation, the candidate must have been affiliated with the political party, as shown in the statewide voter registration system, as of the first business day in the month of January during the year in which the election is held. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More
Bill Text
- Introduced Introduced (02/05/2018) Current pdf
Amendments
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Action History
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House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
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Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
Sponsors
- Timothy Leonard · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 101 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Timothy Leonard
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (101)
101 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 101 →"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.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 18-1213 do?
- Under current law, a candidate for school director shall not run as a candidate of any political party for that school directorship, but the statute is not clear whether the candidate is prohibited from identifying his or her political party affiliation. The bill permits a candidate for the office of school district director to declare the political party with which he or she is affiliated at any time up to 67 days before the election date. If a candidate chooses to declare his or her political party affiliation, the name or abbreviation of the political party with which the candidate is affiliated will be printed on the ballot after his or her name. In order to be able to exercise the option of declaring his or her affiliation, the candidate must have been affiliated with the political party, as shown in the statewide voter registration system, as of the first business day in the month of January during the year in which the election is held. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More
- Who sponsors HB 18-1213?
- HB 18-1213 is sponsored by Timothy Leonard.
- What is the current status of HB 18-1213?
- This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” 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 18-1213?
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