On page 2, line 9, of the Senate Engrossed bill, after "after" delete " December"
On page 2, line 9, of the Senate Engrossed bill, delete " first" and insert " November thirtieth"
On page 2, after line 21, of the Senate Engrossed bill, insert: "
Section 3. That § 12-6-4.1 be AMENDED:
12-6-4.1. No
petition or certificate of nomination covered by this chapter may be
circulated prior to
the first day of January of
December first in
the year
immediately preceding the year
in which the election will be held."
On page 2, after line 21, of the Senate Engrossed bill, insert: "
Section 4. That § 12-6-8 be AMENDED:
12-6-8. No
person An
individual may
not sign
the nominating petition of a candidate
before January:
(1) Before
December
first in the year
immediately preceding the year
in which the election is to be held,
nor for;
(2) For
whom the
person
individual
is not entitled to vote,
nor for;
(3) For
a political candidate of a party of which the
person
individual
is not a member,
nor for;
or
(4) For more than the number of candidates required to be nominated for the same office.
The
signer or
petition
circulator
or the individual who signs the petition
shall add the signer's place of residence and the date of signing.
The
signer's
individual's
post office box number may be given in lieu of a street address if
the signer lives within a municipality of the second or third class.
A
A
candidate shall sign a
formal declaration of
the candidate shall be signed by the candidate
candidacy
before the
circulation of petitions
petition may be circulated.
The signed declaration of
the candidate shall
candidacy must
accompany
and be a part of
the petition. An original signed declaration
shall
must
accompany the
group of petitions
petition
upon filing.
The petition
shall
must be
verified under oath by
the persons circulating the petition
each petition circulator.
The verification by the
person circulating the
petition
circulator
may not be notarized by the candidate whom the petition is
nominating. Any
person circulating a
petition
circulator
who falsely attests to the verification is guilty of a Class 6
felony.
A nominating petition for any
election
shall
must be
a self-contained sheet of paper in order to have the candidate's name
placed on the ballot. The provisions of this section may not prohibit
a person
an individual
registered with party affiliation from signing either a petition
nominating an independent or a nonpolitical candidate for office if
the
person
individual
has not previously signed a petition for that office to be filled."
On page 2, after line 30, of the Senate Engrossed bill, insert: "
Section 6. That § 12-7-1 be AMENDED:
12-7-1. Any
candidate for nonjudicial public office, except as provided in
§ 12-7-7, who is not nominated by a primary election may be
nominated by filing a certificate of nomination with the secretary of
state or county auditor as prescribed by § 12-6-4,
after December thirty-first and by the
beginning November thirtieth but not later than five p.m. local time
on the
last Tuesday of April
at 5:00 p.m. local time
before the election. A certificate of nomination
shall
must be
executed as provided in chapter 12-6.
If the certificate of nomination is mailed by registered mail by the
last Tuesday of April at 5:00 p.m. local time before the election, it
is timely submitted.
The certificate of nomination
shall
must be
signed by registered voters within the district or political
subdivision in and for which the officers are to be elected. The
number of signatures required may not be less than one percent of the
total combined vote cast for Governor at the last certified
gubernatorial election within the district or political subdivision.
The State Board of Elections shall promulgate rules, pursuant to
chapter 1-26, prescribing the forms for the certificate of
nomination."
On page 2, after line 30, of the Senate Engrossed bill, insert: "
Section 7. That § 12-7-1.1 be AMENDED:
12-7-1.1. No
petition or certificate of nomination covered by this chapter may be
circulated prior to
the first day of January of
December first in
the year
immediately preceding the year
in which the election will be held."
On page 2, after line 30, of the Senate Engrossed bill, insert: "
Section 8. That § 12-7-7 be AMENDED:
12-7-7. Any
candidate for President or
Vice President
vice president
of the United States who is not nominated by a primary election may
be nominated by filing
with the secretary of state, after December thirty-first and by the
first Tuesday in August at 5:00 p.m. central time before the
election,
a certificate of nomination
which shall
with the secretary of state beginning November thirtieth but not
later than five p.m. central time on the first Tuesday in August
before the election. The certificate of nomination must
be executed as provided in chapter 12-6.
If the certificate of nomination is mailed by registered mail by the
first Tuesday in August at 5:00 p.m. central time before the
election, it is timely submitted.
The number of signatures required may not be less than one percent of
the total combined vote cast for Governor at the last certified
gubernatorial election within the state.
An independent candidate for
President shall file a declaration of candidacy and a certification
of the candidate's selection for
Vice President
vice president
with the secretary of state with the candidate's nominating
petitions. The candidate and the candidate's selection for
Vice President
vice president
shall sign the certification before the nominating petitions are
submitted. If an independent candidate for
Vice President
vice president
withdraws pursuant to § 12-6-55,
no
the secretary of state may not print the name of the
independent candidate for President
shall have the candidate's name printed
upon a ballot unless a replacement selection for
Vice President
vice president
is certified to the secretary
of state
by the second Tuesday in August.
The State Board of Elections
shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, prescribing the
forms for the certificate of nomination and the certification for
Vice President
vice president."