David Suetterlein
- Republican
- Senator
- District 4
Primary
Method of nominating party candidates; incumbentselection. Removes the power of incumbent officeholders in somecases to insist on a primary as the method of nominating politicalparty candidates and removes the power of General Assembly incumbentsseeking reelection to determine the method of nomination. These provisionsof law were held to be unconstitutional by the United States Courtof Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in 6th Cong. Dist. RepublicanComm. v. Alcorn, 913 F.3d 393 (January 9, 2019). The bill doesnot affect the current power of duly constituted authorities of thepolitical party to determine the method of nominating party candidates.
Left in Privileges and Elections
Recommitted to Privileges and Elections
Motion to recommit to committee agreed to
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day
Read second time and engrossed
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 1-N)
Impact statement from DPB (SB126)
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101816D
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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