FIFTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

SECOND SESSION, 2018

 

February 10, 2018

 

 

 

Mr. Speaker:

 

    Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

 

HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ELECTIONS, LAND GRANTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

 FOR HOUSE BILL 98

 

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

 

 

     1. On page 20, line 23, after "election", insert "and no municipal top-two runoff election may be held within fifty days prior to any statewide election".

 

     2. On page 48, line 5, after "format", insert "and all other costs of administering municipal officer and special elections held pursuant to this section".

 

     3. On page 48, line 22, strike "The municipal" and on line 23, strike "clerk of a" and insert in lieu thereof "A. A".

 

     4. On page 49, line 3, before "elections", insert "local or municipal officer".

 

     5. On page 49, line 5, strike the closing quotation mark and between lines 5 and 6, insert the following new subsection to read:

 

          "B. A municipality may change its charter by ordinance or as otherwise provided by the municipality to conform its election schedule with the requirements of this section."".

 

 

                                           

                             Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

                                                                 

Gail Chasey, Chair

 

 

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

 

Date

 

 

The roll call vote was 12 For 0 Against

Yes:      12

No:       0

Excused:  Gentry

Absent:   None

 

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