BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5108: Candidate ballot name order

Clarifying the order of candidate names on ballots.

Summary

The order of candidate names on primary election ballots must be rotated for federal, state, county partisan, and judicial offices. Each county auditor must prepare as many sets of ballots as there are candidates for the office for which there are the greatest number of candidates.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5108), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to the order of candidate names on ballots;

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 5108 (2025–26) Service contracts · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5108 (2023–24) Law enf. training/regional · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5108 (2021–22) Secret surveillance scores · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5108 (2019–20) Natural gas tax treatment · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5108 (2017–18) Political committee contrib. · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5108 (2013–14) Disabled vets & sr. citizens · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5108 (2011–12) Council of presidents · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5108 (2009–10) Tribal member sales tx exemp · Did not pass · died in committee