BILL · 1995–96 SESSION
SB 5180: Candidate order on ballot
Determining the order of candidates on ballots.
Summary
- The requirement that the names of candidates in partisan primaries be rotated on the ballots is repealed. The order of candidates names on primary, sample and absentee ballots is determined by lot following the closing of the filing period.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5180), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 13, 1995
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Betti Sheldon (D-23)
- Introduced
- January 13, 1995 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 8, 1996
- Requested by
- State agency
- Companion bill
- HB 1232
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
Sponsors
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 5180 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5180 (2025–26) Schools/gender inclusive
- SB 5180 (2023–24) Out-of-state teachers
- SB 5180 (2021–22) Vacating certain convictions
- SB 5180 (2019–20) Tenancy termination/military
- SB 5180 (2017–18) Advisory committee on aging
- SB 5180 (2015–16) Life insurance reserve req's
- SB 5180 (2013–14) Higher ed access/disability
- SB 5180 (2011–12) Port district commissioners