BILL · 1991–92 SESSION
SB 5348: Legislative race primaries
Eliminating the primary for legislative races when no more than one person is nominated from each party.
Summary
- No primary is held for the position of state senator or representative if, after the last day when candidates may withdraw, no more than one candidate has filed for the position from each major political party. The county auditor must notify all affected candidates that the office will not appear on the primary ballot.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5348), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 29, 1991
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- James West (R-6)
- Introduced
- January 29, 1991 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 13, 1992
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: James West (R-6)
13 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 9 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
SB 5348 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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