Relating to: the first date on which nomination papers may be circulated for the spring election.
AB 442 changes the earliest date nomination papers can be circulated for local spring elections from December 1 to November 16. It affects towns and villages holding spring elections for offices like town council or village board. The bill adjusts the filing deadline for nomination papers to 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday in January (or the next business day if Tuesday is a holiday). This update applies to all relevant local election statutes covering nomination processes and vacancy procedures.
Bill status
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Introduction
Sep 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Sep 19, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Oct 14, 2025
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Ortiz-Velez
lower
Sep 19, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Ortiz-Velez, Brooks, Arney, Behnke, Duchow, Goodwin, Kirsch, Madison, Miresse, Phelps, Piwowarczyk, Sortwell, Stubbs and Tenorio;
cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Cabral-Guevara, Larson, Roys and Spreitzer
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14 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angelito Tenorio
DDemocratic
P
Christian Phelps
DDemocratic
P
Cindi Duchow
RRepublican
P
Darrin Madison
DDemocratic
P
Elijah Behnke
RRepublican
P
Jim Piwowarczyk
RRepublican
P
Karen Kirsch
DDemocratic
P
Margaret Arney
DDemocratic
P
Rob Brooks
RRepublican
P
Russell Goodwin
DDemocratic
P
Shae Sortwell
RRepublican
P
Shelia Stubbs
DDemocratic
P
Sylvia Ortiz-Velez
DDemocratic
P
Vinnie Miresse
DDemocratic
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