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2024 SESSION

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SB 270 Presidential primaries; ranked choice voting, effective clause.

Introduced by: Suhas Subramanyam | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Elections; presidential primaries; ranked choice voting. Allows political parties to hold presidential primaries using ballots that allow a voter to rank such party's candidates in his order of choice. The bill includes a reenactment clause.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104872D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/09/24  Senate: Printed as engrossed 24104872D-E  pdf | impact statement

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HISTORY

• 01/09/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104872D
• 01/09/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/30/24  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
• 01/30/24  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 02/07/24  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (10-Y 5-N)
• 02/08/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/24  Senate: Read second time
• 02/09/24  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/09/24  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 02/09/24  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/09/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB270E
• 02/09/24  Senate: Printed as engrossed 24104872D-E
• 02/12/24  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
• 02/15/24  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/15/24  House: Read first time
• 02/15/24  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/18/24  House: Assigned P & E sub: Election Administration
• 02/19/24  House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 by voice vote
• 02/23/24  House: Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote