AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- VOTER REGISTRATION (Removes the requirement that party primary voters automatically change their party affiliation to that party and reduces from 90 to 30 days the time before an election that a non-candidate can change their affiliation.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Mar 14, 2019
Signed Jul 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 26, 2019
How they voted
24–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 27
Jun 26, 2019
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican2
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Jul 8, 2019
Signed into law
07/08/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 28, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/28/2019 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
legislature
Jun 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/28/2019 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
lower
Jun 27, 2019
Committee
06/27/2019 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
Jun 26, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/26/2019 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
Jun 26, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/26/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 21, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/21/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced
03/14/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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