1995-02-15                     House Journal                      Page 0364
HB 132                                                                       
The State Affairs Committee has considered:                                    
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 132                                                            
"An Act repealing the ability of persons seeking an elective state            
executive office or a state or national legislative office to petition         
for inclusion of their names on the state general election ballot;             
requiring candidates of all political groups for a state or national           
legislative office to compete at the state primary election for the            
placement on the general election ballot of the name of the one                
candidate from each political group that receives the greatest                 
number of votes cast; and requiring candidates of all political                
groups for state executive office to compete at the state primary              
election for the placement on the general election ballot of the               
name of the one candidate for governor from each political group               
that receives the greatest number of votes cast and the name of the            
one candidate for lieutenant governor from the same political                  
group that receives the greatest number of votes cast."                        
                                                                               
The report was signed by Representative James, Chair, with the                 
following individual recommendations:                                          
                                                                               
Do pass (5):  James, Porter, Green, Ivan, Robinson                             
                                                                               
Do not pass (1):  Ogan                                                         
                                                                               
No recommendation (1):  Willis                                                 
                                                                               
The following fiscal note applies:                                             

1995-02-15                     House Journal                      Page 0365
HB 132                                                                       
Zero fiscal note, Office of the Governor, 2/15/95                              
                                                                               
HB 132 was referred to the Finance Committee.