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Committee backs SB 564 to bar unaffiliated voters from party primary ballots; sponsor and Secretary of State explain rationale
Summary
SB 564 would prevent voters not registered with a political party from voting a party's primary ballot, providing them a separate ballot for nonpartisan races and questions; the committee voted to report the bill to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass and a referral to the Judiciary Committee.
The Senate Committee on Government Organization voted to report Senate Bill 564 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass and a referral to the Judiciary Committee. The bill would prevent voters not registered with a political party from voting a party ballot in a primary election; those voters would instead receive a separate ballot to vote nonpartisan offices and public questions.
Committee counsel summarized the bill, saying it "amends 2 sections of code to provide that a voter who is not registered as affiliated with a major political party ... may not vote a party ballot in the primary election" and that a "political party" is defined in statute…
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