This bill simplifies ballot requirements for primary elections by requiring county auditors to include all precinct committeeman and committeewoman candidates on ballots, and requiring judicial candidates to appear without party designations in the order set by the Secretary of State. The bill repeals two existing provisions (sections 12-9-13 and 12-13-11) that previously contained different ballot rules, streamlining the overall election process. The law takes effect immediately upon passage as an emergency measure.
The amendment reorganized the bill's structure by moving the repeal of § 12-13-11 to a later section and adding a new provision about nonpolitical judiciary ballot forms, while clarifying ballot printing requirements for primary elections with precinct committeeman/committeewoman and judicial candidates. This NARROWS the bill's focus by reducing the scope of the 12-13-11 repeal while adding more specific procedural details for judicial ballots.
This change converts the bill from its engrossed (committee) version to its enrolled (final passed) version by removing the markup formatting and substantive bill text, replacing it with official signature and filing pages. The substantive changes to election law—consolidating precinct committee candidate names and judicial candidate names onto official ballots rather than separate ballots, and repealing sections on nonpolitical judiciary ballot formatting and measure ballot formatting—remain the same, but this version is now in final form for executive action.
Signed by the Governor S.J. 474
Delivered to the Governor S.J. 455
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 493
Signed by the President S.J. 434
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 61, NAYS 5. H.J. 460
State Affairs Do Pass Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0.
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 247
First Reading House H.J. 238
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0. S.J. 183
State Affairs Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0. S.J. 11
State Affairs Motion to amend S.J. 11
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 15
Do Pass Amended
State Affairs — Do Pass
Do Pass Amended
State Affairs — Do Pass Amended