Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Changes the threshold at which a party must poll to be considered a political party, rather than a new political party, from 5% of the entire vote cast in the State in the general election for State and county officers then next preceding a primary to 2%. Includes the President of the United States in the definition of "state office" or "state officer" for certain purposes. Reduces various signature requirements to form a new political party. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0762 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Allen Skillicorn [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-066	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Welter [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-075	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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