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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

SB 444

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Relating to: the number of nomination paper signatures required for city-wide offices in second class and third class cities.

Elections Municipality — Elections

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the number of nomination paper signatures required for a

candidate for a city-wide office in a second class or third class city is not less than

200 nor more than 400 electors. Under this bill, the number of nomination paper

signatures required for a candidate for a city-wide office in a second class or third

class city is not less than 100 nor more than 200 electors.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Grothman (R) , Gudex (R)

8 cosponsors

Bies (R) , Born (R) , Jacque (R) , Kulp (R) , Nass (R) , Spiros (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Elections and Urban Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 12, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Elections and Urban Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 12, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Dec 16, 2013 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Gudex and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Spiros, Jacque, Bies, Nass, Born, Kulp and Tittl

  2. Dec 16, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Elections and Urban Affairs

  3. Jan 23, 2014 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 31, 2014 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Gudex

  5. Feb 12, 2014 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 12, 2014 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Elections and Urban Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Feb 12, 2014 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Elections and Urban Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Feb 12, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Apr 8, 2014 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1