File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1544/04 - JUD
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 276
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Giannetti
- Entitled:
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Election of Circuit Court Judges - Nonpartisan General Elections
Establishing a method for the election of circuit court judges on a
nonpartisan basis at a general election; providing that a candidate
for election as circuit court judge may not be nominated at a primary
election; establishing a filing deadline for a specified certificate
of candidacy; deeming the office of circuit court judge vacant under
specified circumstances and requiring that the vacancy be filled in a
specified manner; providing that a candidate for judge of a circuit
court may not be nominated by petition; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/4
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 2/10
- Re-assigned Education Health and Environmental Affairs & Judicial Proceedings
- 2/16
- Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
- No Action
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- BALLOTS
- CIRCUIT COURTS
- ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMP FINANC; POL CANDS; VOTING
- GOVERNOR
- JUDGES
- PETITIONS
- POLITICAL CANDIDATES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Election Law
- (
5-203 ,
5-301 ,
5-303 ,
5-703 ,
5-703 ,
8-901 ,
8-902 ,
8-903 ,
8-904 ,
9-210
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
