This bill addresses primary elections.
This bill:
- provides that, for certain primary election races, if no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes in the race, the person who wins the nomination will be determined by conducting a runoff election between the two candidates who received the most votes in the initial primary election;
- describes deadlines, notice requirements, and procedures relating to a runoff election; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Substitute #1: 20A-1-304, 20A-4-301, 20A-4-306, 20A-6-203, 20A-9-403, 20A-16-201
Introduced: 20A-1-304, 20A-6-203, 20A-9-403