Bills › 90th General Assembly
Relating to changes in party affiliation prior to a primary election
Topics:Elections & voting
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 2023
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Voters who want to join or change their political party must do so at least 147 days before a primary election. After that deadline passes, no one can change their party affiliation until after the general election. This change removes the old rules that allowed people to switch parties on election day or through an absentee ballot request.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to declarations and changes of political party affiliations. The bill requires a registered voter wishing to declare or change a political party affiliation to do so no later than 147 days before a primary election and prohibits a registered voter from declaring or changing a political party affiliation between 146 days before a primary election and the date of the general election. The bill repeals provisions allowing a registered voter to change or declare a political party affiliation on the day of a primary election or by submitting an absentee ballot request form.