Prohibits a court from bifurcating certain primary elections
Summary
Prohibits a court from bifurcating the primary elections for members of the state and county committees and assembly district leaders and associate district leaders and all other party positions to be elected and all nominations for public office required to be made at a primary election in such year, except presidential primaries.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2023
Last action Jan 3, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 1, 2023
How they voted
40–18
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 63
Jun 1, 2023
D
Democratic42
92% Yea
R
Republican21
80% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
upper
Jun 1, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
lower
Jun 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 944A
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS
upper
Jan 9, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Robert Jackson
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Nathalia Fernández
DDemocratic
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