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SCR131.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
WESTERN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY - Stating findings of the legislature and
authorizing Idaho to send representatives to meetings regarding a combined
Western Presidential Primary.
02/19 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/20 Rpt prt - to 10th Ord
02/23 10th Ord - ADOPTED - 35-0-0
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Hansen,
Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry,
Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stennett,
Sweeney, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
NAYS--None
Absent and excused--None
Floor Sponsor - Twiggs
Title apvd - to House
02/24 House intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/16 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/17 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/18 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 55-4-11
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Bivens,
Black(15), Black(23), Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crow, Cuddy,
Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Gould,
Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones(9), Jones(22), Judd, Kempton,
Kendell, Kjellander, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, Meyer,
Miller, Mortensen, Newcomb, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman, Ridinger,
Robison, Schaefer, Stevenson, Stone, Taylor, Tippets, Trail, Watson,
Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- Geddes, McKague, Sali, Stoicheff
Absent and excused -- Boe, Bruneel, Crane, Hadley, Hansen, Jones(20),
Kellogg, Kunz, Pischner, Stubbs, Tilman
Floor Sponsor - Newcomb
Title apvd - to Senate
03/19 To enrol - rpt enrol - Pres signed
Sp signed - to Secretary of State
SCR131|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session - 1998IN THE SENATE SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 131 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND AUTHORIZING IDAHO TO SEND REPRESENTA- 3 TIVES TO MEETINGS INVOLVING A COMBINED WESTERN PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE 4 PRIMARY. 5 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 6 WHEREAS, there has been interest in the western states of seeing about the 7 feasibility of holding the Presidential Preference Primary on a date that 8 would give western states maximum exposure; and 9 WHEREAS, in the past, when Presidential Preference Primaries have been 10 held, the presidential nomination for the respective political parties has 11 largely been decided and the vote generally of little significance; and 12 WHEREAS, the western states at times feel as though the federal government 13 is uncaring to our concerns; and 14 WHEREAS, the vehicle of holding a Presidential Preference Primary earlier 15 than Idaho currently holds it, might make presidential candidates be more 16 responsive to western needs; and 17 WHEREAS, the Western Conference of the Council of State Governments 18 recently passed a resolution at its annual meeting endorsing the concept of 19 further study of a "super" western Presidential Preference Primary; and 20 WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of Utah has endorsed a concept of hav- 21 ing a multi-state Presidential Preference Primary; and 22 WHEREAS, while we can see benefits to the idea, it may come with some 23 costs to the state as well. 24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses- 25 sion of the Fifty-fourth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Repre- 26 sentatives concurring therein, that the President Pro Tempore and the Speaker 27 of the House of Representatives are hereby authorized to each appoint a rep- 28 resentative to attend meetings regarding a "super" western Presidential Pref- 29 erence Primary and are authorized to expend moneys from the Legislative 30 Account to pay these legislators' travel expenses and per diem. Members 31 appointed by the President Pro Tempore and the Speaker are hereby directed to 32 report on the meetings they attend and to make recommendations to the respec- 33 tive houses of the legislature.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 07587
The purpose of this legislation is to authorize Idaho to
send representatives to meetings involving a combined
western presidential preference primary.
FISCAL NOTE
There will be no impact on the General Fund. The House and
Senate will pay expenses incurred by legislators as a result
of traveling to meetings from the legislative appropriation.
CONTACT: Jerry Twiggs
332-1300
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE
SCR131