2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 276

File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1544/04 - JUD Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 730
Sponsored By:
Delegates Zirkin and Bohanan
Entitled:
Election of Circuit Court Judges - Primary Elections

Synopsis:

Providing for an additional primary for nomination of candidates for circuit court judges by registered voters who are unaffiliated with any political party; providing for the number of candidates that may be nominated in a specified primary; providing that specified vacancies in candidacy or nomination may not be filled; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/26
First Reading Judiciary
Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/23
Motion Reconsider Second Reading (Delegate Barkley) Rejected
Third Reading Passed (76-54)
Senate Action
3/24
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs & Judicial Proceedings

Sponsored by:

Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

BALLOTS
CIRCUIT COURTS
ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMP FINANC; POL CANDS; VOTING
GOVERNOR
JUDGES
PETITIONS
POLITICAL PARTIES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Election Law
( 5-301 , 5-701 , 5-705 , 5-906 , 5-1006 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 422619/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 2005   at: 12:07 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 23, 2005: Third Reading Passed (76-54)