Indiana Senate Bill 571 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-02-14 - Third reading: defeated; Roll Call 131: yeas 16, nays 31
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Political parties and ballot access. Reduces the minimum number of votes cast at an election required for certain purposes from 2% of the votes cast in the last election for secretary of state to 0.5% of the votes cast at the most recent election for secretary of state. Defines "standard political party" as any of the following political parties: (1) A major political party. (2) A political party whose nominee for secretary of state received at least 0.5% of the total vote cast for secretary of state at the most recent election for secretary of state. (3) A political party that has obtained at least 4,500 signatures of voters in the state, including at least 500 signatures of voters from each congressional district, on a petition of nomination under IC 3-8-6-3. Permits a standard political party to nominate candidates by convention. Makes conforming amendments.

Political parties and ballot access. Reduces the minimum number of votes cast at an election required for certain purposes from 2% of the votes cast in the last election for secretary of state to 0.5% of the votes cast at the most recent election for secretary of state. Defines "standard political party" as any of the following political parties: (1) A major political party. (2) A political party whose nominee for secretary of state received at least 0.5% of the total vote cast for secretary of state at the most recent election for secretary of state. (3) A political party that has obtained at least 4,500 signatures of voters in the state, including at least 500 signatures of voters from each congressional district, on a petition of nomination under IC 3-8-6-3. Permits a standard political party to nominate candidates by convention. Makes conforming amendments.

Sen. Greg Walker [R]

Sen. Victoria Spartz [R]

Sen. John Crane [R]

Sen. Mike Bohacek [R]

2019-02-14 - Senate - Third reading (Y: 16 N: 31 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2019-02-04 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-14	Senate	Third reading: defeated; Roll Call 131: yeas 16, nays 31
2019-02-11	Senate	Senator Bohacek added as coauthor
2019-02-11	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2019-02-04	Senate	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2019-01-31	Senate	Senator Crane added as third author
2019-01-29	Senate	Senator Spartz added as second author
2019-01-14	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
2019-01-14	Senate	Authored by Senator Walker

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/senate/571/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/0/a/a/40aa4337/SB0571.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/f/c/d/bfcddc1d/SB0571.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/6/e/6/f6e6af3a/SB0571.02.COMS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/1/3/d/113da4e8/SB0571.01.INTR.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/9/f/1/a9f1af1d/SB0571.131.pdf