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SB132Introduced in the Senate

Election Law - Affiliating With a Party and Voting - Unaffiliated Voters

IntroducedSenate Education, Energy, and the Environment

Introduced by Cheryl Kagan, District 17

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Authorizing unaffiliated voters to request to affiliate with a political party at an early voting center during a primary election and vote a provisional ballot for the voter's preferred political party; and requiring an election judge to determine whether the voter resides in the county in which the voter seeks to vote.

Where it stands

Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.

February 9, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

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Bill history

  1. Pre-filed

  2. First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment

  3. Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.

  4. Hearing canceled

  5. Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.

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