5852 AAS 3/14/95 S2683.1

SB 5852 - S AMD - 220

By Senators Drew, C. Anderson, Haugen and Winsley

                                                   ADOPTED 3/14/95

    On page 1, beginning on line 7, strike the remainder of section 1 and insert the following:

    "(1) On the ((fourth)) second Tuesday in ((May)) March of each year ((when)) in which a president of the United States is to be nominated and elected, or such other date as may be ((selected)) proposed by the secretary of state, and approved under subsection (2) of this section, to advance the concept of a regional primary, a presidential preference primary shall be held at which voters may express their preferences as to who should be the nominee of ((a)) each major political party for the office of president.

(2) The committee on the presidential primary must approve, by a majority vote, any change in the date of the presidential preference primary proposed by the secretary of state.  The committee consists of the majority leader and the minority leader of the senate, the speaker and the minority leader of the house of representatives, the chair and the vice-chair of the state central committee of each major political party, and the secretary of state.  The secretary of state shall convene the committee as needed and preside over its meetings.  A committee member may appoint a designee to serve on his or her behalf."

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