FIFTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2019

March 9, 2019

Mr. Speaker:

    Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

SENATE BILL 4, as amended

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

    1. On page 16, line 16, strike "F" and insert in lieu thereof "G".

    2. On page 17, line 4, after "office", insert "and that candidate's primary is contested".

    3. On page 17, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following new subsection:

         "D. For uncontested primary elections in which another candidate has filed a declaration of candidacy for nomination in another party's primary for the same office, but no primary for the office is contested, the amount of money to be distributed to a certified candidate is equal to the average of the amount each candidate would receive pursuant to Subsection B of this section.".

    4. Reletter the succeeding subsections accordingly.

    5. On page 18, line 2, strike "D" and insert in lieu thereof "E".

    6. On page 18, line 22, strike "F" and insert in lieu thereof "G".

    7. On page 18, line 25, strike "E" and insert in lieu thereof "F".

    8. On page 19, line 6, strike "E" and insert in lieu thereof "F".

    9. On page 19, line 18, strike "and E" and insert in lieu thereof ", D and F".

                             Respectfully submitted,

Gail Chasey, Chair

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

Date

The roll call vote was 10 For 0 Against

Yes:      10

No:       0

Excused:  Armstrong, D., Chandler, Cook, Townsend

Absent:   None

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