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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

SB 5849: Changing the primary date

Changing the primary date.

Summary

  • Primary date : Primaries in Washington State are held on the second Tuesday of the preceding June. Filing date : Candidates must declare their intention to run for office during a period beginning no earlier than 64 days prior to the June primary and ending the following Friday.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5849), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 6, 2001
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Georgia Gardner (D-42)
Introduced
February 6, 2001 in the Senate
Last action
January 14, 2002
Requested by
State agency
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to changing the date of the primary;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Georgia Gardner (D-42)

4 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Julia Patterson D-33Shirley Winsley R-28Dan McDonald R-48Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. First reading, referred to State & Local Government.

SB 5849 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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