RELATING TO ARRANGEMENT OF CANDIDATE NAMES ON BALLOTS.
Summary
Requires candidate names to be randomized on individual ballots and randomly rotated across precincts. (HB438 HD1)
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Last action Feb 14, 2019
Floor votes · House Feb 14, 2019
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 51
Feb 14, 2019
D
Democratic45
95% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Feb 14, 2019
Committee
Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 461) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 14, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (49-0-2)
house
Feb 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, Lowen, Morikawa, Say, Takayama, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) McKelvey, Thielen.
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-08-19.
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-06-19.
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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