AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE
Summary
Would amend certain signature requirements and deadlines regarding primaries for election of delegates to national conventions for presidential preference.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Last action Feb 1, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 1, 2024
How they voted
66–1
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 74
Feb 1, 2024
D
Democratic64
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican9
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 1, 2024
Committee
02/01/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
02/01/2024 House read and passed
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Legislature · Passed
01/30/2024 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
01/23/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 10, 2024
Introduced
01/10/2024 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
lower
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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