Bill Title: Voting matters. Provides that when a voter casts a straight party ticket in a general or municipal election, the voter is casting a ballot for all candidates of that party whose names appear on the ballot, except candidates for offices in a county or municipality for which more than one individual can be elected (county council member at large; city common council member at large; town council member at large; township board member at large). Groups such offices together on the general election ballot, and requires a voter to cast an individual vote for each candidate for such offices for

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 6)

Status: (Passed) 2016-03-21 - Public Law 21 [SB0061 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Senate - Senate concurred in House Amendments	2016-03-04	28	16	2	4	50	Passed	Link	View
House	House - Third reading	2016-03-02	63	31	1	5	100	Passed	Link	View
House	House - Amendment #4 (Kersey) failed	2016-03-01	26	67	2	5	100	Failed	Link	View
House	House - Committee Vote	2016-02-24	10	1	0	2	13	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate - Third reading	2016-02-01	33	17	0	0	50	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate - Committee Vote	2016-01-25	5	4	0	0	9	Passed	Link	View