AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- GENERAL PROVISIONS
Summary
Redefines "Political Party" and defines and distinguishes between "major parties" and "minor parties" based on the total number of votes a party's candidate received in the previous election among other factors.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2026
Last action Feb 26, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
02/26/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 13, 2026
Introduced
02/13/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Dimitri
DDemocratic
P
Brian Thompson
DDemocratic
P
John Burke
DDemocratic
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