2003 House Bill 4602 ↩

House Roll Call 102: The substitute was adopted

To replace the House substitute of the bill with one which would advance into the 2004 election season the previous substitute’s requirement that a presidential candidate appearing on the November general election ballot must also appear in a presidential primary in the spring. The bill would have the effect of requiring both major parties to hold primaries in 2004. Democrats now choose their presidential candidate in closed party caucus meetings, and the original bill would have eliminated the 2004 Republican primary.