HB 7103: Elections
GENERAL BILL by Government Accountability Committee ; Caldwell
Elections; Requires officer who qualifies for federal public office to resign from office he or she presently holds if terms, or any part thereof, run concurrently; provides registration requirements for persons seeking to qualify for election as a candidate with no party affiliation; provides additional means by which certain candidates may pay his or her qualifying fee; requires governing body of municipality to determine date on which initial & runoff elections for municipal office are held & providing options therefor; preempts to state authority to establish election dates for municipal elections; provides requirements for municipal recall election dates; requires ballots to indicate if certain candidates are incumbents; repeals provisions relating to change of dates for cause in municipal elections; extends terms of incumbent elected municipal officers until next municipal election.
Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in Public Integrity and Ethics Committee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/30/2017 | House |
• Filed • Introduced -HJ 514 |
| 3/31/2017 | House |
• Referred to Public Integrity and Ethics Committee -HJ 528 |
| 5/5/2017 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Public Integrity and Ethics Committee |
