Bill > SB1095

This bill modifies the candidate filing period for local elections by adjusting the timing of when candidates can file declarations of candidacy. Specifically, the bill changes the opening filing date from the seventeenth Tuesday prior to an election to the sixteenth Tuesday before the election, and the closing filing date from the fourteenth Tuesday to the thirteenth Tuesday prior to the election. Additionally, the bill includes a provision that if the thirteenth Tuesday falls on a state or federal holiday, the closing filing date will be extended to the next day that is not a holiday. The bill requires political subdivisions or special districts to notify the public about the filing dates, office(s) to be filled, and filing location through a legal notice in at least one newspaper of general circulation. The changes aim to provide more clarity and flexibility in the local election candidate filing process, ensuring that potential candidates have consistent and well-communicated opportunities to submit their declarations of candidacy.

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