House Amendment
SCS/SB 631 - Under current law, any individual holding a position of state employment that is subject to the State Personnel Law is also subject to various restrictions on participating in political activities, including running for partisan political office. This act provides that any state employee that is not subject to the Merit System (Section 36.030) or the Uniform Classification and Pay System (Section 36.031) may run for the nomination, or as a candidate for election, to a partisan political office.

This act contains an emergency clause.

This act is substantially similar to SB 321 (2019).

SCOTT SVAGERA

HA 1 - CHANGES THE TITLE OF THE ACT TO "RELATING TO ELECTIONS."

HA 2 - INCLUDES VARIOUS NEW PROVISIONS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:

· MODIFIES PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE PRESERVATION OF CERTAIN RECORDS BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE;

· CREATES NEW PROVISIONS REGULATING INAUGURAL COMMITTEES;

· MODIFIES REQUIREMENTS FOR FINANCIAL INTEREST STATEMENTS;

· ALLOWS FOR THE USE OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS DURING 2020;

· REQUIRES THE FILING OF TAX STATEMENTS FOR CERTAIN CANDIDATES;

· INCREASES FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES;

· MODIFIES VOTER IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS;

· MODIFIES THE ELECTION OF STATE POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEE MEMBERS;

· MODIFIES CERTAIN ELECTION OFFENSES;

· GRANTS THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBPOENA POWER;

· INCREASES THE FILING FEE FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY;

· MODIFIES INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PETITION REGULATIONS;

· MODIFIES THE USE OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS FOR TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ELECTIONS; AND

· EXTENDS THE SUNSET ON THE COLLECTION OF FEES BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE TECHNOLOGY TRUST FUND.

HA 3 - MODIFIES CERTAIN ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC OFFICE.

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