Requiring that a primary runoff election be held in the event of an inconclusive primary election for certain offices, and including effective date and applicability provisions

Sponsored by the Senate State Government Committee

Topics:Elections & voting

Same legislation: SF 36

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2019
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 22, 2019
Done: Senate committeeFebruary 28, 2019
Done: Passes the SenateMarch 28, 201946–0
Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: Passes the House
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

Votes

Senate passage · March 28, 2019 ▶ Watch the debate46 yes · 0 no

26 needed to pass

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