HB1116
Political parties; notification of adoption of primary election, certification of candidates.
Summary
As Introduced. Political parties; notification of adoption of primary election; certification of candidates.
Directs the state political party chairmen, or their designees, to notify the Department of Elections of the party's adoption of a primary election for any office. The bill also directs state political party chairmen, or their designees, to certify to the Department of Elections the names of any candidate who ... (More) has been nominated by the party through a nomination method other than a primary. Currently, these notification and certification responsibilities are shared by the state, district, and political subdivision party committee chairmen for their respective offices. The bill also provides that if a state party chairman, or his designee, fails to certify the name of a candidate for an office, the Department of Elections shall declare that there is no candidate nominated by the party for that office. The bill contains technical amendments that reflect the current administrative responsibilities of the Department of Elections. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102715D
- 01/07/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/13/2020 - House: Assigned P & E sub: Campaign Finance
- 01/22/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1116)
- 01/23/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2020 - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 9-N)
- 01/28/2020 - House: Read first time
- 01/29/2020 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/30/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (56-Y 44-N)
- 01/30/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N) Close Floor Vote
- 01/31/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/31/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/25/2020 - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/27/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/02/2020 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/2020 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/03/2020 - Senate: Floor substitute printed 20109458D-S1 (Surovell)
- 03/03/2020 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/2020 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/04/2020 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/2020 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/04/2020 - Senate: Chair rules floor substitute by Senator Surovell is germane
- 03/04/2020 - Senate: Substitute by Senator Surovell agreed to 20109458D-S1
- 03/04/2020 - Senate: Defeated by Senate (14-Y 26-N) Close Floor Vote
