Key Votes
SB 113 - Presidential Primaries - Key Vote
California Key Votes
Laura Richardson voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- March 15, 2007 Executive Signed
- March 6, 2007 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 13, 2007 Senate Bill Passed
- Jan. 22, 2007 Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - March 15, 2007
Title: Presidential Primaries
Signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (46-29) - March 6, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Presidential Primaries
Highlights:
- Requires the presidential primary election to be held on the first Tuesday in February of every presidential election year rather than in June [Sec. 1(c); Sec. 1(d)].
- Specifies that the legislature intends the costs incurred by local governments for the new presidential primary elections to be reimbursed by the state (Sec. 6).
- Removes the requirement that statewide direct primary elections be held simultaneously with presidential primaries (Sec. 5).
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (31-5) - Feb. 13, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Presidential Primaries
Highlights:
- Requires the presidential primary election to be held on the first Tuesday in February of every presidential election year rather than in June [Sec. 1(c); Sec. 1(d)].
- Specifies that the legislature intends the costs incurred by local governments for the new presidential primary elections to be reimbursed by the state (Sec. 6).
- Removes the requirement that statewide direct primary elections be held simultaneously with presidential primaries (Sec. 5).
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Jan. 22, 2007
Title: Presidential Primaries
Sponsors
- Roy Ashburn (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James F. 'Jim' Battin (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ronald S. 'Ron' Calderon (CA - D)
- Carole V. Migden (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jenny Oropeza (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Shirley Horton (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ted W. Lieu (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Alex Padilla (CA - D)
