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2016 SESSION
SB 686 Presidential primary; voter pledge prohibited.
Introduced by: J. Chapman Petersen | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Presidential primary; voter pledge prohibited; emergency. Prohibits a political party holding a presidential primary from requiring voters to sign any pledge when offering to vote in that primary. Current law allows the political party to determine the requirements for participation in its primary, including the requirement that a voter sign a pledge of his intention to support the party's candidate. The bill contains an emergency clause.
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HISTORY
- 01/20/16 Senate: Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause
- 01/20/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/02/16 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 1-N 1-A)
- 02/04/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/16 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/08/16 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 5-N)
- 02/08/16 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/16 Senate: Passed Senate (34-Y 5-N)
- 02/11/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/11/16 House: Read first time
- 02/11/16 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/11/16 House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional
- 02/29/16 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
- 03/08/16 House: Left in Privileges and Elections