Revise when a primary must be held for county nonpartisan offices.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
Apr 2017
Introduced Jan 31, 2017
Signed Apr 7, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2017 · House Mar 24, 2017
How they voted
48–0
Passed
Total votes 48
Feb 24, 2017
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican31
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Apr 7, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
legislature
Mar 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
3rd Reading Concurred
legislature
Mar 24, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-0-2)
house
Mar 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee Report--Bill Concurred
legislature
Mar 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
legislature
Feb 25, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee
legislature
Feb 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
3rd Reading Passed
legislature
Feb 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended
legislature
Feb 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Introduced
Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Introduced
Introduced
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
NS
Nels Swandal
RRepublican
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