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SB 144 Form of ballot; party identification of candidates.
Introduced by: Lionell Spruill, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Form of ballot; party identification of candidates. Provides that any candidate nominated by a political party or at a primary election shall be identified on the ballot by the name of his political party, unless a provision of a local charter provides to the contrary. Currently, only candidates for federal, statewide, and General Assembly offices are so identified. The bill contains a technical amendment. The bill incorporates SB 263 and SB 720.
FULL TEXT
- 12/27/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101827D pdf | impact statement
- 01/23/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18105914D-S1 pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/27/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101827D
- 12/27/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/23/18 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (9-Y 4-N)
- 01/23/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18105914D-S1
- 01/23/18 Senate: Incorporates SB263 (Suetterlein)
- 01/23/18 Senate: Incorporates SB720 (Chase)
- 01/25/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/18 Senate: Read second time
- 01/26/18 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/26/18 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18105914D-S1
- 01/26/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB144S1
- 01/29/18 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
- 01/29/18 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/18 Senate: Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
- 01/31/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/31/18 House: Read first time
- 01/31/18 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/08/18 House: Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/22/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/18 House: Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (10-Y 12-N)