Committee approves constitutional amendment to move most county elections to August and November
The State and Local Government Committee voted to send Joint Resolution 551 to the calendar after sponsor Leader Hale said shifting most county races from May/August to August/November would save money and boost turnout; assessors remain on the existing schedule.
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Leader Hale introduced Joint Resolution 551, which would move county elections now held in May and August to August and November while retaining the current schedule for county assessors so property tax rate-setting is unaffected. "The goal of this amendment, 1, is save taxpayer dollars, and 2nd is to increase voter turnout in these county elections," Leader Hale said.
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