1995-02-27                     House Journal                      Page 0482
HB 132                                                                       
The Finance 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."                        
                                                                               
and recommends it be replaced with:                                            
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 132(FIN)                                                
"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; 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             

1995-02-27                     House Journal                      Page 0483
HB 132                                                                       
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; and making related            
amendments applicable to nomination vacancies, nominations for                 
special elections, and submitting material for publication in the              
election pamphlet."                                                            
                                                                               
The report was signed by Representatives Hanley and Foster, Co-                
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                         
                                                                               
Do pass (8):  Mulder, Parnell, Grussendorf, Therriault, Kelly, Kohring,        
Hanley, Foster                                                                 
                                                                               
No recommendation (2):  Martin, Brown                                          
                                                                               
The following fiscal note applies to CSHB 132(FIN):                            
                                                                               
Zero fiscal note, Office of the Governor, 2/15/95                              
                                                                               
HB 132 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                
calendar.