The Florida Senate

HB 159: Primary Elections/Party Affiliation

JOINT RESOLUTION by Williams, T. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Detert ; Justice ; McInvale ; Porth ; Stansel

Primary Elections/Party Affiliation; constitutional amendment to permit all electors regardless of party affiliation to vote in any primary election for office, in same manner as currently permitted when winner of primary will be unopposed in general election, if winner of primary will be opposed in general election by write-in candidate only. Amends s. 5, Art. VI.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  12/29/2004	House	• Filed
  1/25/2005	House	• Referred to Ethics & Elections (SAC); Judiciary (JC); Governmental Operations (SAC); State Administration Council
  3/8/2005	House	• Introduced, referred to Ethics & Elections (SAC); Judiciary (JC); Governmental Operations (SAC); State Administration Council -HJ 00023
  5/6/2005	House	• Died in Committee on Ethics & Elections (SAC)

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• HB 159, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/30/2004 at 10:23 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  S 286	Primary Elections/Party Affiliation	Aronberg	Similar	Last Action: 5/6/2005 S Died in Committee on Judiciary Location:
  S 1934	Primary Elections/Party Affiliation	Sebesta	Similar	Last Action: 5/6/2005 S Died in Committee on Judiciary Location:

  Citations - Constitution (1)

  Article	Section	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  VI	Section 5

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