WA People
BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

SB 6182: Primaries

Revising primary election law.

Summary

  • Declares an intent to create a primary for all elected offices, other than president and vice president, that: (1) Allows all voters, including independents and those unaffiliated with a political party, to participate; (2) Preserves the privacy of voters' ballot selection and party affiliation, if any; (3) Rejects mandatory voter registration by political party; (4) Protects ballot access for minor political…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedMay 3, 2001
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Dan Swecker (R-20)
Introduced
May 3, 2001 in the Senate
Last action
January 14, 2002

AN ACT Relating to primaries;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Dan Swecker (R-20)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Margarita Prentice D-11

Votes

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

History

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

SB 6182 in other sessions

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