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H0476aa....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY - Adds to existing law to provide that a
presidential preference primary shall not be conducted for any political
party whose state chairman certifies to the Secretary of State, not later
than sixty days prior to the election, that the chairman's party is
selecting candidates and delegates by another method.
02/01 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/02 Rpt prt - to St Aff
02/10 Rpt out - to Gen Ord
02/15 Rpt out amen - to engros
02/16 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
02/17 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
02/22 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 65-0-5
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe,
Bruneel, Callister, Chase, Cheirrett, Clark, Cuddy, Deal, Denney,
Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley,
Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Judd,
Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader,
Marley, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce,
Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali,
Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smylie, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone,
Tilman, Trail(Miller), Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Campbell, Crow, Henbest, Smith, Taylor
Floor Sponsors - Field(13), Smylie
Title apvd - to Senate
02/23 Senate intro - 1st rdg as amen - to St Aff
03/07 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/08 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
H0476
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 476, As Amended
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO THE PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY; AMENDING CHAPTER 7, TITLE 34,
3 IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 34-731A, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO-
4 VIDE A PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY SHALL NOT BE CONDUCTED FOR ANY
5 POLITICAL PARTY WHOSE STATE CHAIRMAN CERTIFIES TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE,
6 NOT LATER THAN SIXTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE ELECTION, THAT THE CHAIRMAN'S PARTY
7 IS SELECTING CANDIDATES AND DELEGATES BY ANOTHER METHOD AND TO PROVIDE NO
8 APPLICATION TO POLITICAL PARTIES WHOSE PRIMARY BALLOT IS NOT PRINTED PUR-
9 SUANT TO STATUTE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
11 SECTION 1. That Chapter 7, Title 34, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
12 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
13 ignated as Section 34-731A, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
14 34-731A. PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY -- WHEN NOT CONDUCTED. A presi-
15 dential preference primary shall not be conducted for any political party
16 whose state chairman certifies to the secretary of state, not later than sixty
17 (60) days prior to the election, that the chairman's party is selecting candi-
18 dates and delegates by another method.
19 This section shall only apply to those political parties whose primary
20 ballot is not printed pursuant to the provisions of section 34-904, Idaho
21 Code.
22 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
23 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
24 passage and approval.
AH0476
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
Moved by Deal
Seconded by Smylie
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 476
1 AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1
2 On page 1 of the printed bill, following line 17, insert:
3 "This section shall only apply to those political parties whose primary
4 ballot is not printed pursuant to the provisions of section 34-904, Idaho
5 Code.".
6 CORRECTION TO TITLE
7 On page 1, in line 7, following "METHOD" insert: "AND TO PROVIDE NO APPLI-
8 CATION TO POLITICAL PARTIES WHOSE PRIMARY BALLOT IS NOT PRINTED PURSUANT TO
9 STATUTE".
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS09707
This legislation would allow a political party to opt out of the
presidential preference primary if proper notice is given to the
Secretary of State. Various parties' rules conflict with Idaho's
presidential preference primary procedures and this legislation
enables the party to follow their rules without the counties
incurring ballot printing expenses.
FISCAL NOTE
No impact to the general fund, however counties should experience
a decrease in ballot printing costs.
CONTACT: Ben Ysursa,
Chief Deputy Secretary of State
(208) 334-2852
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE H 476