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Committee adopts amendment tightening petition deadlines and requiring ballots be received by close of polls
Summary
The State and Local Government Committee on Oct. 12 approved Amendment 3,003 to House Bill 11‑65 to require petition packets be submitted to the Secretary of State within 15 business days and to require mail ballots be received by the county auditor by the close of polls on Election Day rather than be judged by postmark.
Chair Rohrs convened the State and Local Government Committee to consider Amendment 3,003 to House Bill 11‑65 and walked members through revisions the Secretary of State requested.
The amendment moved a requirement that an "approved statement"—called the petition title—be affixed to petition materials and required that the sponsoring committee submit the petition packet, including the approved statement and affidavits, to the Secretary of State for final review within 15 business days (excluding Saturdays) before the petition can be approved to circulate. The amendment also addresses a recently issued presidential executive order by changing the deadline for mail ballots from a postmark date…
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