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Senate Bill 53

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Last Action posted in committee
Title AN ACT relating to primaries.
Bill Documents Bill
Impact Statements Local Mandate
Bill Request Number 846
Sponsor J. Higdon
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 116.055 to permit a registered independent to vote in the primary of one party for each primary; amend KRS 118.125 to provide that a primary candidate shall not be a registered independent; amend KRS 117.125 to provide that electronic voting machines be reprogrammed to allow a registered independent to vote for a party's candidates in a primary.
Index Headings of Original Version Local Mandate - Registered independents, primaries, participation in
County Clerks - Registered independents, primaries, participation in
Elections and Voting - Registered independents, primaries, participation in
Secretary of State - Registered independents, primaries, participation in
Proposed Amendments Senate Floor Amendment 1
Votes Vote History

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12/18/09
  • Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
01/05/10
  • introduced in Senate
01/06/10
  • to State & Local Government (S)
01/20/10
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
01/21/10
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
01/27/10
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 28, 2010
01/28/10
  • 3rd reading
  • passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
  • floor amendment (1) filed
02/01/10
  • passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
02/02/10
  • passed 25-12 with floor amendment (1)
02/03/10
  • received in House
02/08/10
  • to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
03/04/10
  • posted in committee

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor J. Higdon
Summary Amend KRS 116.055 to require that an independent be registered as an independent on December 31 immediately preceding the primary; amend KRS 118.015 to define "registered independent" as a person who is not a member of a political party, a political organization, or a political group.
Index Headings Local Mandate - Registered independents, primaries, participation in
County Clerks - Registered independents, primaries, participation in
Elections and Voting - Registered independents, primaries, participation in
Secretary of State - Registered independents, primaries, participation in

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