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1999 SESSION
SB 1287 Presidential election year primaries.
Introduced by: John C. Watkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Presidential election year primaries. Permits, but does not require, a political party to elect delegates to its national convention at a presidential primary to be held on the last Tuesday in February. The party may also choose to elect its delegates apart from the primary, and they will be bound to vote on the first national convention ballot for the primary winner unless he or she releases the delegation. The bill changes the date for municipal primaries in presidential election years from the first Tuesday in March to the last Tuesday in February to coincide with the presidential primary. The bill retains the usual June primary date for all other primaries to nominate candidates for the November election and the usual June deadlines for party nominations by non-primary methods. The costs of a presidential primary will be paid, as is the case for other elections, by the counties and cities.
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/99 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 997109755 pdf
- 02/09/99 Senate: Committee substitute printed 997116755-S1 pdf
- 03/05/99 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1287ER) pdf
- 04/07/99 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1287ER2) pdf
- 04/13/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0972) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/21/99 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 997109755
- 01/21/99 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/04/99 Senate: Passed by for the day in P. & E. (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/99 Senate: Reported from P. & E. with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/99 Senate: Read first time
- 02/09/99 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/99 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/99 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/09/99 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 997116755-S1
- 02/09/99 Senate: Committee substitute printed 997116755-S1
- 02/09/99 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 997116755-S1
- 02/09/99 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/99 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/99 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/09/99 Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 1-N)
- 02/09/99 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (37-Y 1-N)
- 02/12/99 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/99 House: Read first time
- 02/15/99 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/17/99 House: Reported from P. & E. w/amendment (22-Y 2-N)
- 02/18/99 House: Read second time
- 02/19/99 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/22/99 House: Read third time
- 02/22/99 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/22/99 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/22/99 House: Passed House with amendment (90-Y 9-N)
- 02/22/99 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (90-Y 9-N)
- 02/24/99 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/24/99 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/99 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/99 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1287ER)
- 03/12/99 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/12/99 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/15/99 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/29/99 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/07/99 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 04/07/99 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/07/99 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOMM. (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/07/99 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (84-Y 5-N)
- 04/07/99 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (84-Y 5-N)
- 04/07/99 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/07/99 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/07/99 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/07/99 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/07/99 House: Enacted, Chapter 972 (effective 7/1/99)
- 04/07/99 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1287ER2)
- 04/13/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0972)