AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (Allows non-affiliated party voters to vote in party primaries, without becoming an affiliated party voter.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 15, 2023
Last action Jun 11, 2023
Floor votes · House May 11, 2023
How they voted
70–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 74
May 11, 2023
D
Democratic64
93% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican9
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 15, 2023
Committee
05/15/2023 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
05/11/2023 House read and passed
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Legislature · Passed
04/27/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 8, 2023
Committee
03/08/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 15, 2023
Introduced
02/15/2023 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Pat Serpa
DDemocratic
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