Senate Bill 3

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Last Action to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
Title AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents Bill
Impact Statements Local Mandate
Bill Request Number 1420
Sponsor D. Williams
Summary of Original Version Amend various sections of KRS Chapters 83A, 116, 117, 118, 118A, 119, and 121 to change the filing deadline for candidates in primaries from the last Tuesday in January to the last Tuesday in April; change the date of the primary from the first Tuesday after the third Monday in May to the first Tuesday after the third Monday in August; eliminate the runoff primary for gubernatorial slates; amend various sections to conform; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version Local Mandate - Filing deadline and primary, change in dates
Campaign Finance - Filing deadline and primary, change in dates
Elections and Voting - Filing deadline and primary, change in dates
Effective Dates, Emergency - Elections, change in filing deadline and primary
Governor - Runoff elections, elimination of
Proposed Amendments Senate Committee Substitute 1
Senate Committee Amendment 1
Senate Committee Amendment 2
Votes Vote History

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01/18/08
  • introduced in Senate
01/22/08
  • to State & Local Government (S)
01/25/08
  • taken from committee
  • 1st reading
  • returned to State & Local Government (S)
01/28/08
  • taken from committee
  • 2nd reading
  • returned to State & Local Government (S)
01/30/08
  • reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute, committee amendments (1) and (2-title)
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, January 30, 2008
  • 3rd reading, passed 21-14 with Committee Substitute, committee amendments (1) and (2-title)
01/31/08
  • received in House
02/04/08
  • to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements Local Mandate
Summary Retain original provisions except change the filing deadline for presidential candidates to 45 days before the presidential preference primary; change the presidential preference primary date to the first Tuesday in February; create a new section in KRS Chapter 118 to require the Secretary of State to make a recommendation to the State Board of Elections to change the date of the presidential preference primary under certain conditions; require the State Board of Elections to give notice to the Legislative Research Commission if the date of the presidential preference primary is to change; require the State Board of Elections to promulgate administrative regulations and establish procedures for election officials to follow.
Index Headings Local Mandate - Filing deadline and primary, change in dates
Campaign Finance - Filing deadline and primary, change in dates
Elections and Voting - Filing deadline and primary, change in dates
Effective Dates, Emergency - Elections, change in filing deadline and primary
Governor - Runoff elections, elimination of

Amendment Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor D. Thayer
Summary Delete emergency clause.
Index Headings Local Mandate - Filing deadline and primary, change in dates
Campaign Finance - Filing deadline and primary, change in dates
Elections and Voting - Filing deadline and primary, change in dates
Effective Dates, Emergency - Elections, change in filing deadline and primary
Governor - Runoff elections, elimination of

Amendment Senate Committee Amendment 2
Sponsor D. Thayer
Summary Make title amendment.
Index Headings Local Mandate - Filing deadline and primary, change in dates
Campaign Finance - Filing deadline and primary, change in dates
Elections and Voting - Filing deadline and primary, change in dates
Effective Dates, Emergency - Elections, change in filing deadline and primary
Governor - Runoff elections, elimination of

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