A bill for an act requiring primary elections for the nomination of candidates for city, school district, and merged area elections, and including applicability provisions.

SSB 1013 requires cities with special charters (over 50,000 population) and school districts to hold partisan primary elections for nominating candidates for city offices and school board seats. It affects voters in these cities and school districts that choose to hold partisan elections, excluding those already using nonpartisan systems. Key provisions set a primary election date (October) and require candidates to file nomination papers 40 days prior, with signature thresholds of 100 for citywide offices and 25 for district seats. The bill also establishes procedures for filling ballot vacancies after primaries and clarifies that cities/school districts bear the costs of conducting these primaries.