Sets the timeline for candidate declination from ten days to seven days.
Impact
The bill intends to impact state election laws by formalizing a more concise timeline for candidates' responses to party nominations. Supporting lawmakers argue that this adjustment will expedite the election process and reduce ambiguity for both candidates and voters. By enforcing a stricter and shorter timeline, the bill aims to provide clarity and efficiency in the candidate nomination process, potentially leading to a more organized and effective electoral cycle.
Summary
Bill S07962, introduced by Senator Gonzalez, seeks to amend the election law concerning the timeline for candidate declination for party nominations. The bill proposes to shorten the period within which candidates can decline nominations from ten days to seven days after the primary election is certified. This legislative change aims to streamline the candidate nomination process, ensuring that decline notifications are made in a more timely manner and that electoral candidates can more efficiently manage their campaign strategies.
Contention
While supporters of S07962 emphasize the need for a timely notification system to improve the candidate selection process, there may be concerns among opponents regarding the reduced timeframe for candidate declination. Critics might argue that the seven-day limit could pressure candidates and limit their ability to make informed decisions about their candidacies. This contention highlights the balance between expediting electoral processes and preserving sufficient time for candidates to evaluate their commitments to different party nominations.
Provides that a candidate who files a certificate of acceptance for an office for which there have been filed certificates or petitions designating more than one candidate for the nomination of any party, may thereafter file a certificate of declination not later than the seventh day after the primary election.
Provides that a manual recount shall not apply to a political party designating or nominating candidates for the first time, to candidates nominated by party caucus, nor to candidates for judicial offices.
Reduces the period of notice required to be given when a written demand for rent is served on a tenant after the tenant has defaulted in the payment of rent and the period of notice to be given serving a warrant issued pursuant to a final judgment of eviction from fourteen days to seven days.
Excludes any period of time during which a person who was wrongly convicted of a crime was serving a sentence of incarceration from the time limit applicable to timeliness of prosecution.