BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

SB 5562: Candidates filing for office

Modifying procedures on candidates filing for office.

Summary

Provides that, when, in the judgment of the filing officer, two or more candidates have filed for the same office whose names are so similar as to be confusing to voters, he or she shall differentiate all candidates for that office, including the candidates that do not have the same or similar names, by the inclusion of additional information in connection with each name that will appear on the ballot.

From the Bill Digest (SB 5562), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to procedures for the circumstance in which two or more candidates file for office and have the same or similar names;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5562 (2025–26) Students/apprenticeships · Did not pass · died in committee
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SB 5562 (2019–20) Communicable disease control · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5562 (2017–18) School district waivers · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5562 (2015–16) Higher ed budget submissions · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5562 (2013–14) Medical care or withdrawal · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5562 (2011–12) Construction crane safety · Did not pass · died in committee