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Committee advances companion bill to create odd‑year vacancy elections for county commissioners with technical fixes
Summary
House Bill 13‑19, a companion to HB 13‑15, would require odd‑year vacancy elections for county commissioners in counties above a 50,000 population threshold and includes technical adjustments on petitions, campaign finance and state reimbursement; the committee moved the bill to Appropriations 9‑2 after adopting conforming amendments.
House Bill 13‑19, introduced by Majority Leader Duran with Minority Leader Puglisi as co‑prime, would create a new major‑party vacancy election process for county commissioner seats in counties with populations over 50,000. The bill is a companion to HB 13‑15 (legislative vacancy elections) and seeks similar transparency and ballot‑access reforms at the county level while limiting impact on smaller rural counties.
Sponsors said the bill retains the current vacancy committee appointment for immediate representation but requires a subsequent off‑year November vacancy election limited to the…
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