An Indiana legislator has taken the first step to introduce a bill to improve ballot access. He has submitted a request to the legislative counsel to draft a bill to lower the number of signatures for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. It is somewhat likely that the bill will lower the petition from 2% of the last vote for Secretary of State (34,195 signatures for the 2012 election, and 26,700 for the 2016 election) to exactly 9,000 signatures.
Hello, I am a citizen of Indiana, and just saw this post as I was scrolling through the recent news. Do you happen to know the legislator in question who is working on introducing this bill?
I have looked, but for news like this, it’s sometimes difficult to locate information. Many thanks in advance.
Your request is entirely rational, but the activist who has made this all possible prefers that the name of the legislator not be released until the bill is actually introduced. That should be very early in January.
I understand. Many thanks for the reply.