Amend the bill, as and if amended, Section 7-11-30, as contained in SECTION 6, page 3298-7 through 3298-8, by striking SECTION 6 in its entirety and inserting:
/ SECTION 6. Section 7-11-30 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 403 of 1984, is further amended to read:
"Section 7-11-30.
If a party nominates candidates by conventions,
the state convention shall nominate the party's candidate for
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and all other statewide officers
and United States Senators, members of Congress, and circuit
solicitors, and the county conventions shall nominate the
party's candidates for all county offices. No convention shall
make nominations for candidates for offices unless the decision
to use the convention method is reached by a three-fourths vote
of the total membership of the convention, except the office of
state Senator and of member of the House of Representatives.
The nomination of the party's candidates for the office of the
state Senator and of member of the House of Representatives must
be made in the manner determined by the state committee. If a
party determines that nomination for the office of state Senator
and of member of the House of Representatives must be by
convention, these nominations must be made by the state
convention. No convention shall make nominations for one or
more offices at the convention and order primaries for other
offices to be filled during the same election year. Conventions
for political parties not nominating candidates in primaries may
be called by state and county committees on other dates than
those given in this title for conventions after three weeks'
published notices of the calls. Any political party nominating
candidates by party convention shall nominate the party
candidates and make the nominations public not later than the
time for certifying candidates to the authority charged by law
with preparing ballots for the general or special
election. (A) A party
may choose to nominate candidates for all offices, including but
not limited to Governor, Lieutenant Governor, United States
Senator, members of Congress, circuit solicitor, state Senator,
and members of the state House of Representatives if:
(1)
there is a three-fourths vote of the total
membership of the convention to use the convention nomination
process; and
(2)
a majority of voters in that party's next
primary election approve the use of the convention nomination
process.
(B) In no
case may a party choose to nominate by party convention for any
election cycle in which the filing period for candidates has
begun.
(C) A
political party nominating candidates by party convention shall
nominate the party candidates and make the nominations public
not later than the time for certifying candidates to the
authority charged by law with preparing ballots for the general
or special election." /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.