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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1365: Ballot access for major and minor parties.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1365 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Ballot access for major and minor parties. Primary sponsor: Ryan Dvorak (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 13, 2025): First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Provides, for purposes of certain laws, that the term "major political party" refers to: (1) with respect to the state, any of the parties whose nominees received more than 2,500 votes statewide for secretary of state in the last election; or (2) with respect to a political subdivision, any of the parties whose nominees received more than 250 votes in that political subdivision for secretary of state in the last election. Provides that a political party whose nominee received at least 2,500 votes but less than 25% of the votes cast for secretary of state at the last election shall nominate the party's candidates at a state convention and for certain local offices at a county convention. Permits a petition of nomination for an independent or minor political party to be signed by 250 registered voters in the election district that the candidate seeks to represent.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ryan DvorakPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
  2. Authored by Representative Dvorak

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source