June 14, 1960. The committee report (H. Rept. 1698, 86th Cong.) makes no reference to this deletion. The Senate agreed to the House amendments on June 16, 1960.

81st Congress, 1st session

H.R. 3199, 81st Congress, was reported from the House Judiciary Committee on June 24, 1949 (H. Rept. 912, 81st Cong.). That bill was debated on the House floor on July 26, 1949, and was passed by the House on that date by a vote of 273 yeas to 116 nays.

The constitutional questions involved were discussed at great length and in detail both in the committee report and on the floor (Congressional Record, vol. 95, pp. 10220-10248).

80th Congress, 1st session

The anti-poll-tax bill, H.R. 29, was debated in the House on July 21, 1947 (Congressional Record, vol. 93, pp. 9524–9551). It was passed by the House under a motion for suspension of the rules (requiring a two-thirds vote of the House) by a vote of 290 yeas, 112 nays (Congressional Record, vol. 93, p. 9551). It was reported in the Senate (S. Rept. 1225) and was debated in the Senate (Congressional Record 9480-9710, intermittently).

79th Congress, 1st session

The anti-poll-tax bill, H.R. 7, was debated in the House on June 11, 1945 (Congressional Record, vol. 91, pp. 5892-5895; 5974-6003). A motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from further consideration of the bill, supported by a petition of 218 members, was adopted by a vote of 224 yeas to 95 nays (Congressional Record, vol 91, p. 5895).

The bill, H.R. 7, was passed by the House on June 12, 1945, by a vote of 251 yeas to 105 nays (Congressional Record, vol. 91, p. 6003). It was debated in the Senate (Congressional Record, vol. 92, pp. 10383–10387).

78th Congress, 1st session

The bill, H.R. 7, was debated in the House on May 25, 1943 (Congressional Record, vol. 89, pp. 4843-4889). It was passed on that date by a vote of 265 yeas to 110 nays.

H.R. 7 was brought to debate on the floor of the Senate in May 1944. The matter evolved into a filibuster. A motion to conclude debate under Senate Rule XXII was defeated by a vote of 36 yeas to 44 nays (Congressional Record, vol. 90, p. 4470). Other legislation then replaced H.R. 7 as unfinished business of the Senate.

77th Congress, 2d session

The bill, H.R. 1024, was debated in the House on October 13, 1942 (Congressional Record, vol. 88, pp. 8120-8174). It was passed by the House on that date by a vote of 254 yeas to 84 nays (Congressional Record, vol. 88, p. 8174). It was reported in the Senate (S. Rept. 1662) and was debated in the Senate (Congressional Record, vol. 88, pp. 9043-9059).

EUGENE A. JENKINS, Jr., Legislative Attorney.

THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LEGISLATIVE
REFERENCE SERVICE

PREFERENTIAL PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES

By Mollie Z. Margolin, legislative attorney, American Law Division, June 1, 1961

STATE LEGISLATION

ALABAMA

(Unless otherwise designated, section numbers refer to Code of Alabama, 1940, Recompiled 1958, Title 17, and 1959 Supplement thereto.)

Preferential Presidential Primary

No presidential preference is expressed in a primary, but

a political party which at the last preceding general election polled more than 20 percent of the entire vote cast in the state may, by its state executive committee, elect whether or not to hold a primary," Such primaries have been held for the selection of delegates to the national convention (§§ 336, 337, 346).

Then held If held, it shall be held on the first Tuesday

in May in presidential election years (§ 340).

Date in 1960 The Democratic Party held such a primary

on May 3, 1960.

Ballot

Names of candidates for delegate to the national conventions are placed on the ballot only if there is a contest (§ 344). According to party custom (§§ 347, 394), a candidate

for delegate can either make a public commitment to support a specific presidential candidate or he can remain uncommitted. There is no provision for expression of such commitment on the ballot. In 1960 the Democratic Party held a primary and elected unpledged delegates

among whom were some who favored Johnson and some Russell (AP 6/1/60).

Are Delegates bound by their pledge

There is no statutory provision requiring the delegates to

the national convention to be bound by any public commitment which they may have made.

ARKANSAS

(Unless otherwise designated, section numbers refer to Arkansas Statutes, 1947, Annotated, 1956 Replacement, and to 1959 Supplement thereto.)

Preferential Presidential Primary

It shall be the duty of the State Committee of any political party to order a preferential presidential primary when such committee is petitioned to do so by any candidate for such nomination (§ 3-301). Petition to require primary- Any citizen of the United States,

who is otherwise qualified to occupy the office of President of the United States, shall have the right to petition the State Committee of the political party to which he belongs to conduct such an election. Such petition shall be signed personally by said candidate

and shall be filed with the State Committee of his party not less than 6 months prior to the date of such party's national convention

(§ 3-302).

Ballot fees

Before said petition is accepted, ballot fees prescribed by said committee shall be paid to said committee (§ 3-302).

Expenses of primary

The state, counties, or other subdivisions of government shall never be subject to any expense in connection with the calling, holding, and certifying of preferential presidential primary elections. The political State Committee of the party shall arrange for such expenses (§ 3-305).