Presidential primary; moves date to first Tuesday in March. (HB1667)
Introduced By
Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Presidential elections and primaries. Moves the presidential primary date from the second Tuesday in February to the first Tuesday in March and retains the first Tuesday in March as the primary date before the May general election. The bill also reduces the petition requirement for presidential candidates from 10,000 to 5,000 signatures. Read the Bill »
Status
02/04/2011: Merged into HB1843
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/10/2011 | Committee |
| 01/10/2011 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103337D |
| 01/10/2011 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 01/13/2011 | Assigned P & E sub: #2 Elections |
| 01/20/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1667) |
| 02/01/2011 | Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB1843-Cole) |
| 02/04/2011 | Incorporated by Privileges and Elections (HB1843-Cole) |