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2019 Senate Bill 5270: Concerning dates and timelines associated with the operation of the state primary and elections
Introduced by Sen. Sam Hunt (Olympia) (D) on January 16, 2019
Referred to the Senate State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections Committee on January 16, 2019
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 21, 2019
Moves the primary election date to the third Tuesday in May.
?Moves the candidate filing period to the third week in March.
Limits the prohibition on accepting contributions during a special session to contributions from lobbyists, lobbyist employers, and political committees sponsored by lobbyists and lobbyist employers, rather than all persons.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 22, 2019