Video & Transcript Research : 'candidate filing'
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MD
Transcript Highlights:
- filing deadline has occurred.
- Is this have to do with with candidates that have filed or is this something that has to do with the
- Is this have to do with with candidates that have filed or is this something that has to do with the
- Is this have to do with with candidates that have filed or is this something that has to do with the
- candidate filing deadline has occurred. candidate filing deadline has occurred. candidates<00:14
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation from Reverend Carissa Serber, and journalized her remarks. Members then welcomed several guests and groups in the gallery, including Maryland Community Action Partnership advocates, Cecil College students and Dr. Mary Bolt, Cecil County Executive Adam Strait, the Maryland Association of Justice, Faith Baptist School students, and several interns and staff members. The chamber also introduced Senate Bill 585 and a bond initiative for the Active Achievers Youth Center, both of which were referred to the appropriate committees or subcommittees.
The main floor debate centered on Senate Bill 255, the Voting Rights Act of 2026 for counties and municipal corporations. Senators questioned the bill’s scope, especially whether it would affect county commissioner election methods, who could bring suit, what “vote dilution” means, and whether the measure was tied to district maps or candidate filings. The sponsor explained that the bill creates a state framework for the federal Voting Rights Act, provides standing rather than a remedy, and applies when a protected class believes its vote has been diluted; political party was said not to be a protected class. The committee amendment was adopted without objection, and the amended bill was ordered printed for third reading.
On third reading, Senate Bill 5 and Senate Bill 29 passed with constitutional majorities. Senate Bill 93 also passed. Senate Bill 141, dealing with election misinformation, disinformation, and deep fakes, was moved back to second reader for a technical amendment and then special ordered to Tuesday. The Senate also held a lighthearted recorded vote on Seahawks versus Patriots, with the Seahawks winning 28 to 8, and then received committee scheduling announcements for upcoming hearings and voting sessions.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
2026 Contests of Candidacy State Election Board Apr 16th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- to be a candidate in District 34.
- Provides, in pertinent part, that to file as a candidate for the House of Representatives, in short,
- And then, as a housekeeping matter, in order to file an election contest, you have to be a candidate
- filing fee, and served with that.
- Another question: Is Senator Pugh the only candidate right now that is filed for one of these said offices
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 2/17/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- official side so when we as candidates or<00:26:40.360>
when <00:26:40.919>candidates < - Those signatures must be collected during the candidate filing period in the regular election scenario
- <00:41:01.640>
endorsed candidate to get the candidate endorsed candidate to get the candidate for for candidate filing there's time for for candidate filing there's time for voter<00:43:35.160- um it's the time for the candidate um it's the time for the candidate filing<00:47:28.200>
which
Keywords:
campaign finance, state funding, political activity, nonprofits, government transparency, HF66, Minnesota second-degree murder, unintentional murder, protective order, order for protection, harassment restraining order, domestic violence, victim protection, cross-jurisdictional orders, out-of-state restraining order, tribal court order, Canadian protective order, public safety, criminal law, homicide
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 2/10/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- Our office also maintains the candidate filing database and the election reporting system for the statewide
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reporting <00:25: - candidate filings website on Election candidate filings website on Election night<00:25:16.720><
- There were 84 cases in the '22 cycle, filed in 2022, and 43 filed in 2024.
Summary:
The Minnesota House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee met to begin its session with member and staff introductions, then heard an overview from Secretary of State Steve Simon and elections director Paul Linnell on the state’s elections administration and budget needs. Simon said the office’s committee-jurisdiction budget request was for the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) election security grant match: Minnesota received about $1 million in federal funds in 2024 and needs a $200,000 state match to unlock the money for election security navigator work. He also previewed the office’s broader presentation on the 2024 election, outreach efforts, and election security.
Simon described the 2024 election cycle as successful, saying his administrative goals were high turnout and low drama. He reported that Minnesota had very high turnout in the November election, with more than 3.27 million ballots cast and about 76.4% turnout, and noted that more than 1.3 million voters cast ballots before Election Day. He also highlighted outreach and accessibility efforts, including the Students Voting Program, Youth Day at the Capitol, National Voter Registration Day activities, expanded online voter tools in additional languages, and work to inform eligible Minnesotans about the Restore the Vote law for people leaving prison. He emphasized that elections are a team effort carried out largely by counties, cities, townships, and election judges.
Linnell then explained the state’s election administration structure and responsibilities, including the Statewide Voter Registration System, candidate filing and election reporting systems, voting equipment certification, and post-election performance reviews. He said counties are central to voter registration updates and ballot preparation, and noted that in 2024 there were a handful of counties with ballot errors that required court action, with a vendor process change identified as a contributing factor. Committee members asked for more detail on the number and identity of the affected counties. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting reflected in the transcript.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 02/27/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- So this working group would look at the current capacity of local filing officers to support candidates
- So this working group would look at the current capacity of local filing officers to support candidates
- So this working group would look at the current capacity of local filing officers to support candidates
- So this working group would look at the current capacity of local filing officers to support candidates
- Examine whether local candidate campaign finance reports should be filed centrally with the Campaign
UT
Utah 2025 2nd Special Session
Government Operations Interim Committee - November 19, 2025
Government Operations Interim Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- For example, if the written name reasonably resembles a valid write-in candidate or when no other candidate
- And lastly, the bill modifies the deadline by which write-in candidates need to file a declaration of
- If a voter wants to vote for a write-in candidate, they write the name of the appropriate candidate.
- If the person is a valid write-in candidate who has registered as a write-in candidate, will those votes
- And so that was one candidate, possibly. ...proceed with that process, and so that was one candidate,
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:09:14.519>
often because potential candidates often because potential candidates often - on the eve of the primary filing on the eve of the primary filing deadline<00:09:39.800>
he deadline he saw that a second candidate deadline he saw that a second candidate had<00:09:41.480 - <00:09:45.720>
filed and he knew if only two candidates filed and he knew if only two candidates - One candidate at a time.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- be here to present Senate file be here to present Senate file 1851<00:01:35.399>
um <00:01 - <00:08:53.680>
so potential spurless Party candidate so potential spurless Party candidate - enforcement or uh a political candidate enforcement or uh a political candidate but<00:19:23.919
- uh that might be a national candidate uh that might be a national candidate<00:26:45.399>
and - <00:26:45.559>
so candidate and so candidate and so um<00:26:47.960>and <00:26:48.320><
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- those candidates should be handled.
that candidate if candidate affidavits that candidate if candidate affidavits that have<00:08- addresses and also allows candidate addresses and also allows future<00:09:04.480>
candidates - Senate file 3886. Senate file 3886.
- caucus leaders not just any candidate. caucus leaders not just any candidate.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Elections Committee Jul 2nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- File item number six, SB 651 by Grove.
- It's a symbol of the candidate. People keep it.
- On consent, it's file item 3, file item 6, file item 7, and file item 8. Berman: Aye. Salace: Aye.
- On consent, it's file item three, file item six, file item seven, and file item eight. Berman?
- confirmation and the vote file maintenance.
Summary:
The Assembly Elections Committee met on July 2, 2025, with a quorum present and took up eight agenda items, including four consent bills. The committee first approved the consent calendar, which included SB 280, SB 621, SB 851, and SB 852, all moving forward without objection. The committee then heard several bills from Senator Umberg focused on election administration and campaign finance, along with SB 408 on voter-roll maintenance.
SB 249 would require county board of education elections to be consolidated with the statewide general election. Supporters, including the League of Women Voters, argued this would increase turnout and make those elections more representative; opponents, including Orange County education officials, argued it would override local control, increase costs, and add ballot fatigue. The bill passed 5-2 and was re-referred to the Committee on Education. SB 398 would make it a crime to pay or offer contingent payments or other valuable consideration to induce voting or voter registration, closing what supporters described as a loophole involving lotteries and incentives. It passed 5-0 as amended and was re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety.
SB 42 would remove the state ban on public financing for campaigns in general law cities and counties, allowing local voters to decide whether to adopt such systems. Supporters from Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, and many local advocates said it would broaden participation and reduce the influence of big money; opponents raised concerns about taxpayer funding, guardrails, and local oversight. The bill passed 5-2 and was re-referred to Appropriations. Finally, SB 408 would require election officials to use U.S. Postal Service change-of-address data to help maintain voter rolls; supporters said it would improve accuracy and trust in elections, while one commenter questioned reliance on postal data. The bill passed unanimously 6-0 and was re-referred to Appropriations. The committee then completed the remaining roll calls and adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Elect Committee Meeting - 2025-03-19
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- This section also requires that for candidates who must prove residence in their district when filing
- who are filing for office using the absentee candidates for a period of time.
- It changes the Statement of Economic Interest deadline to be 14 days after the candidate filing period
- Currently, the deadline is dependent on which date the candidate files, and that creates multiple different
- And thirdly, it changes the late candidate filing period so that it does not overlap with the primary
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Election Laws Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Election Laws
Transcript Highlights:
- . ...committees to start reporting monthly, just like candidates.
- By contrast, candidates running for office must report monthly.
- Speaking as a candidate and as a campaigner for local candidates, I would much prefer to complete the
- are on the ballot would also include our local candidates.
- Tax returns provide voters with important information: whether a candidate has paid taxes, what a candidate
Summary:
The House and Senate Election Laws committees held a hearing focused on campaign finance and several local election-related bills. Office of Campaign and Political Finance Director William Campbell testified in support of H. 848 and S. 515, saying the campaign finance law needs modernization and highlighting proposals for stronger Super PAC disclosure, more timely reporting, improved security for campaign participants, and other reforms. He said the bills would help update a 50-year-old system to reflect legal, economic, and cultural changes.
A major portion of the hearing concerned H. 868/S. 507, which would require earlier and more frequent reporting by ballot question committees. Witnesses from Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, and others argued that ballot campaigns now involve tens of millions of dollars, much of it raised during periods with no real-time disclosure, and that moving these committees into the depository system would improve transparency without burdening grassroots signature-gathering. The committee also heard support for H. 811 and H. 812, which would allow municipalities to create citizen-funded election programs and require identifying information on political text messages, as well as S. 525/H. 875, which would bar political spending by foreign-influenced corporations.
The committee also heard testimony on S. 2605, a Canton home rule petition to move town elections from April to November. Canton residents, a select board member, and a poll worker said the change would increase turnout, better align local elections with the November voting cycle, and give newly elected officials more time to prepare for town meeting. Senator Rausch also testified in support of S. 530, requiring presidential primary candidates to disclose recent tax returns. The hearing ended with no votes taken and the committee adjourning, with a note that the next hearing was tentatively scheduled for January 13.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Committee of Conference on SB 534 (05/22/2026
Transcript Highlights:
- entity has donated to a candidate entity has donated to a candidate running<00:10:51.160>
for - Someone could file a elections even.
- There's no new reports they would have to file.
- This is just local candidates here.
- can fund local candidates and measures. can fund local candidates and measures.
Summary:
The Committee of Conference on Senate Bill 534 met to reconcile House and Senate versions of a bill dealing with foreign influence in elections and related election-law provisions. The House members explained that they had spent several hours revising the bill line by line to better fit existing statute, while preserving the substance of the Senate bill. Senator Lang reported that, after meeting with the Secretary of State, his concern about a foreign entity using a lobbyist for procurement matters was resolved, and he said the House language addressed election-law and warrant article issues rather than procurement issues.
Senator Rosenwald raised concerns that the House version broadened the bill too far into local elections and could burden or discourage candidates for local offices such as select board, library trustee, or fire commission. In response, House members said the bill does not require local candidates to form committees or file new reports; instead, it prohibits foreign entities from donating to local campaigns and makes enforcement complaint-driven through the Attorney General’s public integrity unit. They said an earlier affirmation requirement had been removed and characterized the change as closing a loophole for foreign funding of local candidates and measures.
After discussion, the Senate voted to accede to the House position, with the chair calling the vote and announcing that the ayes had it. The committee then discussed placing the measure on the consent calendar, but that plan was dropped because of an anticipated objection. The meeting concluded with adjournment.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- And finally, Finally, the bill requires that all write-in candidates file a declaration of intent before
- filed.
- filed.
- And this bill requires filing for candidates in the city of St. Louis.
- A person who files for a primary, presidential primary, should not be prohibited from filing for a candidate
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- > those Senate File File 1851 expands those Senate File File 1851 expands those protections<00:05
- As we have discussed in this committee previously, currently local candidates file that information locally
- As we have discussed in this committee previously, currently local candidates file that information locally
- <00:38:10.359>
file <00:38:10.800>that <00:38:11.080>information candidates file - that information candidates file that information locally.<00:38:12.680>
um locally. um locally
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee Feb 18th, 2026
Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- The next candidate receives 40, no 15%. The next candidate receives 15.3%, so forth and so on.
- The next candidate receives 40, no 15%. The next candidate receives 15.3%, so forth and so on.
- The next candidate receives 40, no 15%. The next candidate receives 15.3%, so forth and so on.
- <00:13:37.279>
in on if there's only two candidates in on if there's only two candidates in - instance the report that we just filed. instance the report that we just filed.
Keywords:
abandoned roads, land ownership, government regulations, property rights, transportation, Ten Commandments, public education, displays, funding, Alabama law, municipal elections, runoff elections, majority voting, electoral procedures, local governance, campaign finance, record retention, political action committees, Fair Campaign Practices Act, 1136
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- file shall be the Secretary of State. >> Except that a state representative candidate may file with
- may file with representative candidate may file with the<00:32:23.120>
appropriate <00:32:23.440 - be state rep candidates shall file shall be state rep candidates shall file shall be the<00:33:24.559
- ><00:33:28.000>
appropriate candidate may file with the appropriate candidate may file with the - > shut's the filing of candidates for shut's the filing of candidates for shut's primaries<00:36:
Summary:
The committee first held a public hearing on CACR 30, a constitutional amendment that would make Public Utilities Commission members elected rather than appointed. Representative Thomas Opel testified in support, arguing that rising energy costs and the utility rate-setting structure make the PUC too insulated from ratepayers, and that elected commissioners would be more accountable. He also said the proposal should ideally include a ban on contributions from regulated utilities to PUC campaigns, and acknowledged the draft had errors and needed work. Representative Lane questioned whether a contribution ban would be constitutional, and Opel said there may be ways to structure one to survive legal challenge. The hearing closed with five online supporters and two opponents reported, and no one else testified.
The committee then went into executive session on House Bill 1062, authorizing the Secretary of State to conduct random audits of voters’ citizenship qualifications. Representative Newsome offered an amendment to clarify how voters with no evidence either way would be treated and to require a public report on audit results, including referrals, costs, and databases used. Representative Aqua opposed the amendment, saying the bill should pass as written. The amendment failed 9-7, and after further debate over privacy and the purpose of audits, the committee voted 9-7 to recommend ought to pass on HB 1062. Representative Barry was assigned the majority report and Representative Newsome the minority report.
The committee next considered House Bill 1388, which would clarify the form of ballots for constitutional amendments. Representative Weary said the bill simply provides clarity for voters and imposes no hardship on the Secretary of State’s office. The committee unanimously voted 17-0 to recommend ought to pass and placed the bill on the consent calendar.
Finally, the committee opened a public hearing on House Bill 1125, enabling school districts to adopt partisan school district elections. Representative Weary said partisan labels would help voters understand candidate positions and address low turnout in local elections. He emphasized the bill is enabling, not mandatory. Members questioned why the change was needed if few municipalities have used existing authority, and whether it would increase divisiveness. Weary said many voters are unaware of the option and that partisan labels would give them more information. The hearing closed with five online supporters and 184 opponents. The committee then began executive session on House Bill 1187, concerning the filing deadline for special-election candidates for state representative, but discussion was still ongoing in the transcript.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Government and Veterans Affairs Apr 16th, 2025 at 02:30 pm
Government and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- For a statewide candidate, a candidate committee formed on behalf of a statewide candidate...
- For a statewide candidate, a candidate committee formed on behalf of a statewide candidate and a statewide
- not required to file under the provision of code where candidates file under are required to file under
- And it was the direction to put this checkbook option in for those filers, but not the candidates, candidate
- committees, multicandidate committees. ...for those filers, but not the candidates, candidate committees
Bills:
SB2156
Keywords:
campaign finance, disclosure, political contributions, election transparency, North Dakota Century Code, 908, all
Summary:
The committee met to reconsider and further amend Senate Bill 2156, a campaign finance/reporting bill tied to Secretary of State filing requirements and new software implementation. Members and legislative counsel explained that the bill would keep current law in place for 2025, then take effect January 1, 2026, when the new system is expected to be ready. Discussion focused on hard reporting dates, how year-end and quarterly reports would be handled, which entities must disclose balances, and clarifying that some provisions apply to statewide political parties and certain political committees but not to candidates or candidate committees in the same way.
Representative Steiner walked through the amendment, describing it as mostly technical and intended to align reporting deadlines with fixed calendar dates, simplify compliance, and preserve existing treatment for some balance disclosures. Members asked about public availability of certain filed information, the meaning of references to beginning and ending balances, and whether the new fines and other provisions would also be delayed until 2026. Legislative counsel said the bill’s effective date would cover the entire act and noted some disclosure questions were not clearly answered in current law.
The committee adopted the amendment and then approved Senate Bill 2156 as amended on a do-pass motion. The roll call was unanimous, and the chair adjourned the meeting, noting the changes were intended to help the Secretary of State’s office and candidates transition to the new reporting system.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Election Laws Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Election Laws
Transcript Highlights:
- I would also just add to that, as a candidate, one of the things I did as a candidate was help educate
- Not only does RCV encourage more candidates to run, it also encourages the candidates that do run to
- We had three strong candidates.
- Voters whose first-choice candidate lost would see their second- or third-choice candidate win.
- , voting for other candidates.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Election Laws held a public hearing focused primarily on ranked choice voting (RCV) legislation and several local home rule petitions, along with one petition to authorize remote participation in Concord town meetings. Chairs Keenan and Hunt outlined hearing procedures and noted the committee would hear both in-person and virtual testimony. The committee also took testimony on Concord’s request for remote participation in open and special town meetings, with supporters arguing it would make town meeting more accessible to residents with childcare, mobility, work, or disability barriers while preserving direct democracy.
A large portion of the hearing centered on RCV local-option bills and municipal petitions from communities including Concord, East Hampton, Salem, Chelsea, Arlington, Revere, Amherst, and others. Supporters—among them local officials, legislators, election advocates, educators, veterans, and nonprofit leaders—said RCV would reduce vote-splitting, encourage more candidates, promote more positive campaigning, improve representation, and increase turnout. East Hampton officials described their existing use of RCV, saying it produced record turnout, was easy for voters to understand with education, and could be expanded to multi-winner races without major added cost. Concord and Amherst witnesses said their voters had already approved local steps toward RCV and urged the committee to let municipalities implement the system without further delay.
Testimony in favor of the local-option RCV bill emphasized home rule and local control, with several witnesses arguing the state should not block communities that have already voted to adopt RCV. Speakers from MassVOTE, the AFT Massachusetts, Voter Choice Massachusetts, Progressive Massachusetts, the Boston Teachers Union, and Veterans for All Voters said the reform would strengthen democracy, broaden participation, and save money by avoiding low-turnout preliminary elections. Some witnesses also referenced examples from Cambridge, Maine, and Utah to argue that RCV is workable, nonpartisan, and familiar to voters. The hearing ended with no votes or final committee action taken in the transcript provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I am presenting Senate File 2768.
- Senate file Senate file 2768<00:04:05.319>
uh <00:04:05.439>much <00:04:05.720> - <00:05:31.319>
when officials and candidates when officials and candidates when individuals - Statewide while Senate file Statewide while Senate file 2846<00:14:03.199>
potentially <00 - We're not the filing agent. We're not chasing around individuals who have failed to file.