SB 707 - This act creates residency requirements for candidates for the office of representative in the United States House of Representatives. Specifically, only a resident of a congressional district is permitted to be: · Elected to serve as the representative of such congressional district;
· Eligible to appear upon a primary election ballot as a printed candidate to secure a party's nomination to be elected to represent such congressional district; and
· Eligible to appear upon the ballot as a printed candidate in an election to represent such district.
In order to be eligible to appear on the ballot in a primary election, be eligible to appear on the general election ballot, or be declared the winner of an election to serve as the representative of a congressional district, a person shall certify his or her status as a resident of the congressional district to the Secretary of State within the time period prescribed by the act.
Any false sworn statement made under this act is considered a false swearing punishable as a class one election offense.
Provisions are included allowing for early filing for the 2024 election cycle as well as expedited legal proceedings in the event of challenging a person's residency within a congressional district.
This act contains a severability clause.
This act is similar to HB 1299 (2023).
SCOTT SVAGERA