Require runoff elections when primary candidates fail to achieve a majority vote for specified offices.
AN ACT relating to elections; requiring a runoff election after a primary election for specified offices when no candidate receives a majority of the vote; providing the format of the runoff ballot; changing the date for primary elections; amending related dates; clarifying maintenance of voter registration lists; making conforming changes; amending election contribution laws; creating an account; providing an appropriation; requiring a report; and providing for effective dates.
Sponsor:
Co-sponsors: Representative(s) Andrew, Kelly, Rodriguez-Williams, Senator(s) Boner, McKeown
Establishes a runoff election process for state and federal primary nominations when no candidate receives a majority of votes, moves the primary election date from August to May, and makes conforming amendments to election law.
3/4/2025(Senate)
S: Motion To Place Bill on General File Failed by Roll Call 5-26-0-0-0
2/28/2025(Senate)
S COW:S Did not consider for COW
2/28/2025(Senate)
S Placed on General File
2/28/2025(Senate)
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-1-1-0-0
2/26/2025(Senate)
:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
Sponsor: Representative Sherwood
Sponsor: Representative Chestek
Sponsor: Representative Geringer
Sponsor: Representative Yin
Sponsor: Representative Neiman
Sponsor: Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivi
Sponsor: Senate Appropriations Committee
Effective: July 1, 2025
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2/26/2025(Senate)
S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
2/13/2025(Senate)
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
2/13/2025(Senate)
S Received for Introduction
2/12/2025(House)
H 3rd Reading:Passed 38-22-2-0-0
2/11/2025(House)
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2/10/2025(House)
H COW:Passed
2/10/2025(House)
H Placed on General File
2/10/2025(House)
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2/10/2025(House)
H COW:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
2/5/2025(House)
H Placed on General File
2/5/2025(House)
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
1/27/2025(House)
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations
1/20/2025(House)
H Received for Introduction
1/20/2025(LSO)
Bill Number Assigned
S: Motion To Place Bill on General File Failed by Roll Call 5-26-0-0-0
FailedYea: Boner, Brennan, Pearson, Smith, Steinmetz
Nay: Anderson, Barlow, Cooper, Crago, Case, Crum, Dockstader, Driskill, French, Gierau, Hicks, Hutchings, Ide, Jones, Kolb, Landen, Laursen, McKeown, Nethercott, Olsen, Pappas, Rothfuss, Salazar, Scott, Schuler, Biteman
This committee vote includes adoption of standing committee amendments HB0249SS001, HB0249SS002.
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-1-1-0-0
RecommendedThis committee vote includes adoption of standing committee amendments HB0249SS001, HB0249SS002.
S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
RecommendedYea: BONER, DOCKSTADER, LANDEN, STEINMETZ
Nay: CASE
H 3rd Reading:Passed 38-22-2-0-0
Key VotePassedH02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
RecommendedYea: ALLEMAND, ANGELOS, HAROLDSON, PENDERGRAFT, SHERWOOD, SMITH, BEAR
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
RecommendedYea: BROWN, HOEFT, JOHNSON, LOCKE, LUCAS, WEBB, WEBBER, KNAPP
Nay: YIN
Yea: LAURSEN, SMITH, SALAZAR
Nay: GIERAU
Excused: DRISKILL
Yea: Allemand, Andrew, Angelos, Banks, Bear, Brady, Bratten, G. Brown, K. Campbell, Connolly, Davis, Erickson, Guggenmos, Haroldson, Heiner, Hoeft, Johnson, Kelly, Knapp, Lien, Locke, Lucas, McCann, Ottman, Pendergraft, Rodriguez-Williams, Schmid, Singh, Strock, Styvar, Tarver, Wasserburger, Webb, Webber, Wharff, Williams, Winter, Neiman
Nay: L. Brown, Byron, E. Campbell, Chestek, Clouston, Eklund, Filer, Geringer, Harshman, Jarvis, Larsen, Larson, Lawley, Nicholas, Posey, Provenza, Sherwood, Storer, Thayer, Washut, Wylie, Yin
Excused: Riggins, Smith