Presidential Primaries; Ranked Choice Voting, Effective Clause.

The bill aims to reform presidential primaries by implementing ranked-choice voting. This system allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference, ensuring the winner has majority support. The bill also includes an effective date clause for when these changes would take effect. If passed, this legislation could lead to more representative election outcomes and potentially shift how presidential primaries are conducted in the future.

• 2024-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104872D

• 2024-01-09: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

• 2024-01-30: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)

• 2024-01-30: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

• 2024-02-07: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (10-Y 5-N)

• 2024-02-08: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

• 2024-02-09: Read second time

• 2024-02-09: Reading of amendment waived

• 2024-02-09: Passed by temporarily

• 2024-02-09: Committee amendment agreed to

• 2024-02-09: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB270E

• 2024-02-09: Printed as engrossed 24104872D-E

• 2024-02-12: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)

• 2024-02-15: Placed on Calendar

• 2024-02-15: Read first time

• 2024-02-15: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

• 2024-02-18: Assigned P & E sub: Election Administration

• 2024-02-19: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 by voice vote

• 2024-02-23: Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote