Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to nominations for election to school district offices
Sponsored by Rep. Chad Ingels (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 13, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 15, 2026
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, 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 People running for school board positions would now file their paperwork with the county commissioner of elections instead of the school board secretary. This change also moves the process for filing objections or withdrawing a nomination to the county level. A group of three elected county officers would now be responsible for deciding on any objections to these nominations.1
Read the official explanation
This bill requires nomination petitions for election to a school district office to be filed with the county commissioner of elections instead of with the secretary of the school board. If a county commissioner of elections who is not the controlling commissioner for an election in a school district that spans multiple counties receives a nomination petition, the bill requires the county commissioner of elections to immediately transfer the nomination petition to the controlling commissioner. The bill also requires objections to and withdrawals of nominations to be filed with the county commissioner of elections and changes the board for considering objections to consist of three elected county officers appointed by the chairperson of the board of supervisors. The bill makes conforming changes, including to keep the process for objections to petitions for public measures in a school district unchanged from current law.
House subcommittee
Named January 15, 2026. On January 22, 2026 it recommended passage.
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