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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1456

HB 1456: Primary dates and procedures

Changing the primary to the first Tuesday in September.

Summary

  • Moves the date of the primary to the first Tuesday in September.
  • Changes other elections-related dates to accommodate the new date of the primary.
  • Requires that mail ballots are due by 8 p.m. on the day of a primary election.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1456), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 25, 2005
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Kathy Haigh (D-35)
Introduced
January 25, 2005 in the House
Last action
January 9, 2006
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1456, SHB 1456

AN ACT Relating to changing primary dates and associated election procedures;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Kathy Haigh (D-35)

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1456)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 1456)
  4. SGOA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1456)
  5. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1456)
  6. SGOA - Executive action taken by committee.
  7. Minority; do not pass.
  8. SGOA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. Referred to Appropriations.
  10. First reading, referred to State Government Operations & Accountability.

HB 1456 in other sessions

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

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