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Senate advances election-law technical corrections, including small filing-date change
Summary
The Senate considered and scheduled House Bill 320, an election-law technical corrections bill that includes a two-day change to filing dates; senators agreed to circle the bill temporarily to resolve a timing question and later moved it for final passage after amendments.
House Bill 320, described on the floor as an essential technical corrections bill to update election statutes and ensure compliance with recent changes, was discussed and amended on Feb. 25, 1994.
Senator Craig Peterson (floor sponsor) explained the bill "brings us up to current code and, in compliance with other laws we have passed in previous years," and said it is primarily technical. Senator Holmgren asked whether the bill changed filing dates; Peterson said it added two days to the filing date as a compromise to compensate for a weekend conflict. Senators briefly circled the bill while clarifying language, then later uncircled and adopted amendments required to align voter-registration forms to federal law.
After amendments the Senate moved the bill under suspension for final passage; roll-call statements in the transcript indicate the amended HB 320 passed the Senate and was sent back to the House for further action.
Next steps: The bill was passed by the Senate in amended form and will proceed to the House; the transcript shows scheduling and a brief period of 'circle' to resolve timing questions before final passage.
