One of the two measures aimed at limiting when voters can change their party affiliation won final approval from the House on Wednesday.
HB 106 was approved in a vote of 41-18, send the bill to the Senate for its review.
The bill would make voters who want to switch their party affiliations do so no later than two weeks before a primary election. It would also eliminate the option for voters to switch parties on the day of a primary election.
A Senate version of the bill won its final Senate approval on Tuesday. While the bills are similar, SF 160 has different deadlines for party switching — it would have to be done at least two weeks before the Secretary of State’s office sends absentee ballots for a primary election to voters. Those ballots are usually sent in mid-June.
