2020 House Bill 6175

Revise rules for death of local candidate before election

Introduced in the House

Sept. 3, 2020

Introduced by Rep. Pamela Hornberger (R-32)

To establish that if a candidate for a vacant local office in a partisan office dies before the election, the local political party may not appoint someone to fill a vacant spot on the ballot if that person is a candidate for any other office on the same ballot.

Referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics