KS and VA Ballot Access Bills Pass Senate

Thanks to Richard Winger of Ballot Access News for this post.

Kansas

On the evening of January 17th, the Kansas Senate passed HB 2017 unanimously. It improves Ballot Access in special U.S. House Elections.

It lowers the Number of Signatures for an Independent from 4% of the Number of Registered Voters, approximately 17,000 signatures, to exactly 3,000 signatures.

It also allows ballot-Qualified Parties that nominate by Convention to participate in the Election.

Virginia

On January 17th, the Virginia Senate Privileges & Elections Committee passed SB 1236, which lowers the number of signatures for Statewide candidates in both the Primary and the General Election from 10,000 signatures to 5,000.

The vote was 5-4, with one abstention.

Currently the Presidential Petitions are 5,000.











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