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Committee clears amendment saying state election law controls, preserves local petition powers
Summary
The committee adopted Amendment 2,002 to House Bill 13‑07 to align local election rules with state law while expressly preserving home‑rule petition powers and allowing cities to set candidate signature thresholds for park districts that choose to follow city rules.
The State and Local Government Committee adopted Amendment 2,002 to House Bill 13‑07, a measure that largely places election rules at the state level while carving out specific protections for home‑rule petition powers and candidate signature thresholds.
Senator Wallin presented the amendment, which staff said was drafted in consultation with the Secretary of State's office and the League of Cities. Sandy McMurdie, Deputy Secretary of State, told the committee the amendment "remove[s] that power for elections" from local variation when necessary but keeps a city's petition power…
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