HB1365: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning elections.
Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM (America/Indianapolis).
General Information
- Stage: Introduced House Bill (H)
- Current Chamber: house
- Origin Chamber: house
- Description: Ballot access for major and minor parties.
Legislators
Authors (1)
Coauthors (0)
Sponsors (0)
Cosponsors (0)
Advisors (0)
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Actions (2 total)
- Jan 13, 2025, 11:37 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
- Jan 13, 2025, 11:36 AM: Authored by Representative Dvorak
Digest
Provides, for purposes of certain laws, that the term "major political party" refers to: (1) with respect to the state, any of the parties whose nominees received more than 2,500 votes statewide for secretary of state in the last election; or (2) with respect to a political subdivision, any of the parties whose nominees received more than 250 votes in that political subdivision for secretary of state in the last election. Provides that a political party whose nominee received at least 2,500 votes but less than 25% of the votes cast for secretary of state at the last election shall nominate the party's candidates at a state convention and for certain local offices at a county convention. Permits a petition of nomination for an independent or minor political party to be signed by 250 registered voters in the election district that the candidate seeks to represent.