BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

SB 5196: Nonpartisan races

Requiring no primary in nonpartisan races for which only two candidates file.

Summary

No primary election may be held for the office of justice of the supreme court, judge of the court of appeals, judge of the superior court, judge of the district court, or state superintendent of public instruction if, after the last day allowed for candidates to withdraw, there are no more than two candidates filed for the position.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5196), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to eliminating a primary election for nonpartisan offices in which only two candidates file for election;

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

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

SB 5196 (2025–26) Gambling commission/PRA · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5196 (2023–24) OL Reign license plate · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5196 (2021–22) Special legislative sessions · Enacted · Chapter 150, Laws of 2022
SB 5196 (2019–20) Nat guard pay/wildland fires · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5196 (2017–18) Cattle feedlots/odor & dust · Enacted · Chapter 217, Laws of 2017
SB 5196 (2015–16) Transportation planning orgs · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5196 (2013–14) Community residential prvdrs · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5196 (2011–12) Student transportation progs · Did not pass · died in committee