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1998 SESSION

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HB 1118 Political party primaries; blanket primary.

Introduced by: I. Vincent Behm, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Political party primaries; blanket primary. Provides that a voter may participate in any primary for any office without regard to political affiliation. However, a voter may not vote in more than one primary for a specific office. Thus, a voter could vote in the Republican primary for Governor and the Democratic primary for the House of Delegates at the same election. The voter could not vote in both a Republican and Democratic primary for Governor at the same election. The bill repeals the provision for separate party pollbooks at the primary.

FULL TEXT

• 01/26/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 980223127  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments rejected

HISTORY

• 01/26/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 980223127
• 01/26/98  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/29/98  House: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 2
• 02/11/98  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 8-N)
• 02/12/98  House: Read first time
• 02/13/98  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/14/98  House: Read second time
• 02/14/98  House: Motion for pending question rejected
• 02/14/98  House: Pending question, not ordered
• 02/14/98  House: Amendments by Mr. Marshall rejected (38-Y 62-N)
• 02/14/98  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (38-Y 62-N)
• 02/14/98  House: Motion for pending question agreed to
• 02/14/98  House: Pending question ordered
• 02/14/98  House: Amendment by Mr. Griffith rejected (41-Y 57-N)
• 02/14/98  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (41-Y 57-N)
• 02/14/98  House: Engrossed by House
• 02/15/98  House: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 38-N)
• 02/15/98  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (61-Y 38-N)
• 02/15/98  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/16/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/16/98  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/24/98  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in P. & E. (10-Y 5-N)