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S.F. No. 2357 - Affidavits of Candidacy; Filing Petitions (As Amended by the Author's Amendment)
 
Author: Senator Sean R. Nienow
 
Prepared By: Alexis C. Stangl, Senate Counsel (651/296-4397)
 
Date: March 19, 2014



 

S.F. No. 2357 requires a candidate that files an affidavit of candidacy to file a petition containing a specified number of signatures if the candidate does not meet certain residency requirements.

Section 1 requires a candidate filing an affidavit of candidacy to affirm that the candidate meets the residency requirements for submitting a filing fee in place of a petition, if applicable. The requirements are in section 2 of the bill.

Section 2 states that at the time of filing an affidavit of candidacy, any candidate may present a petition in place of a filing fee. A candidate must present a petition containing the specified number of signatures if the candidate has not met certain residency requirements. A petition is required if the candidate has resided in the state for less than one year, as of the date of the election, and will have resided in the election district for less than six months, as of the date of the election, or less than one month prior to the start of the filing period, whichever is earlier.

The act is effective on January 1, 2015, and applies to filings submitted during a filing period that begins on or after that date.

 
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