Bill Sponsors: LA SB161 | 2020 | Regular Session

Bill Title: Permits a candidate for elective office to withdraw from the election and have his name removed from the ballot up to five days before early voting begins. (7/1/20) (OR SEE FISC NOTE)

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-09 - Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. [SB161 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Senator Gary Smith [D]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-019FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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