IN HB1049 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-10 - Representative Morrison added as coauthor
Pending: House Elections and Apportionment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Municipal elections. Provides that any municipality may adopt an ordinance to move the election of its elected officers to be held only in even-numbered years. Provides that a municipality's schedule of municipal elections remains the same as it was for the 2015 municipal elections unless it changes the schedule under the new statute. Provides that a municipality that holds any of its municipal elections in years other than even-numbered years shall reimburse the county the county's costs in administering such elections. Repeals existing statutes that authorize towns to change the schedule of their municipal elections in certain specified ways. Makes

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Title

Municipal elections. Provides that any municipality may adopt an ordinance to move the election of its elected officers to be held only in even-numbered years. Provides that a municipality's schedule of municipal elections remains the same as it was for the 2015 municipal elections unless it changes the schedule under the new statute. Provides that a municipality that holds any of its municipal elections in years other than even-numbered years shall reimburse the county the county's costs in administering such elections. Repeals existing statutes that authorize towns to change the schedule of their municipal elections in certain specified ways. Makes

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-01-10HouseRepresentative Morrison added as coauthor
2017-01-04HouseFirst reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
2017-01-04HouseAuthored by Representative Aylesworth

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