HB 1189: Presidential Preference Primary Elections
GENERAL BILL by Kriseman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fitzgerald ; Jenne ; Long ; Planas
Presidential Preference Primary Elections; Permits voter with no party affiliation to vote in either Republican or Democratic presidential preference primary; specifies ballot criteria; provides that if party has only one candidate then that candidate shall not be on ballot; authorizes each contested Republican or Democratic presidential preference primary to be treated as universal primary contest for purposes of tabulating & reporting results.
Effective Date: 01/01/2009
Last Action: 5/2/2008 House - Died in Committee on Ethics & Elections (EEI)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/2/2008 House - Died in Committee on Ethics & Elections (EEI)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/27/2008 | House |
• Filed |
| 3/2/2008 | House |
• Referred to Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council |
| 3/3/2008 | House |
• Referred to Ethics & Elections (EEI) by Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council |
| 3/4/2008 | House |
• Introduced, referred to Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council -HJ 00095; Referred to Ethics & Elections (EEI) by Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council -HJ 00137 |
| 5/2/2008 | House |
• Died in Committee on Ethics & Elections (EEI) |