Legislation - HB0156

Title: Election Law - Affiliating With a Party and Voting - Unaffiliated Voters
Sponsored by: Delegates Fair, Pasteur, Ruth, and Wu
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m.
Analysis

Synopsis

Authorizing unaffiliated voters to request to affiliate with a political party at an early voting center during a primary election and vote a provisional ballot for the voter's preferred political party; and requiring an election judge to determine whether the voter resides in the county in which the voter seeks to vote.

Committees

Original:: Government, Labor, and Elections

Details

Emergency Bill

Cross-filed with: SB0132

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0257 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): Upon Enactment

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 10/03/2025 Legislative Date 10/03/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law - Affiliating With a Party and Voting - Unaffiliated Voters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/16/2026 Legislative Date 1/16/2026 Action Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	10/03/2025	10/03/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
			Text - First - Election Law - Affiliating With a Party and Voting - Unaffiliated Voters
House	1/16/2026	1/16/2026	Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m.

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