SB 2726: Presidential Preference Primary Elections [LPCC]
GENERAL BILL by Dockery ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Jones ; King ; Villalobos ; Garcia ; Justice ; Bullard ; Bennett ; Aronberg ; Dean
Presidential Preference Primary Elections [LPCC]; Provides that a voter who has no party affiliation may vote in either the Republican or Democratic primary. Authorizes each contest of a contested Republican or Democratic primary to be treated as a universal primary contest pursuant to the State Constitution for purposes of tabulating and reporting results, etc.
Effective Date: 01/01/2009
Last Action: 4/16/2008 Senate - Unfavorable by Judiciary, laid on Table; YEAS 3 NAYS 5 -SJ 00686
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/16/2008 Senate - Unfavorable by Judiciary, laid on Table; YEAS 3 NAYS 5 -SJ 00686
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/3/2008 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/20/2008 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00305 |
| 3/27/2008 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 04/01/08, 1:00 pm, 412-K --Temporarily postponed |
| 4/3/2008 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 04/08/08, 11:30 am, 412-K |
| 4/8/2008 | Senate |
• Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 5 NAYS 1 -SJ 00478; Now in Judiciary -SJ 00478 |
| 4/11/2008 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/16/08, 3:30 pm, 110-S |
| 4/16/2008 | Senate |
• Unfavorable by Judiciary, laid on Table; YEAS 3 NAYS 5 -SJ 00686 |