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Relating to special elections to fill vacant city, county, and school board offices
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 16, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 22, 2020
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary If a vacancy opens up in a city, county, or school board office close to an upcoming election, this law changes when the new person's term ends. Instead of holding a special election right away, the vacancy will be filled during the next regular general election. This change ensures that elections to fill empty seats do not happen just a few days before a scheduled election.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the filling of vacant city, county, and school board offices. The bill provides that an appointment to fill a vacant elected county office shall expire at the next general election rather than at the next pending election if the pending election is within days before the general election. The bill also provides that if a vacancy in any county office occurs after a primary election but less than days before a general election, a special election shall not be called to fill the vacancy. Instead, the vacancy will be filled at the general election. The bill changes the law governing elections to fill vacancies in city and school board offices such that an election to fill a vacancy shall not occur within days of a regular city or school election, respectively. A vacancy for which a special election would be held within days before a regular city or school election shall instead be filled at the regular city or school election, respectively.
House subcommittee
Named January 22, 2020. On February 5, 2020 it recommended amendment and passage.
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