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Bill seeks to modernize irrigation-district elections with mail ballots, relaxed absentee rules and new security standards
Summary
Senate Bill 5669 would allow broader absentee and mail-in voting for irrigation district elections, simplify absentee-ballot witness requirements, add security procedures for ballot handling, and update voter-qualification rules; supporters said the changes modernize an old law and improve participation.
Senate Bill 5669, which the Local Government Committee considered on Wednesday, proposes several changes to the way irrigation district elections are conducted. Kellen Wright, committee staff, and Senator Nikki Torres, sponsor, described the bill as an effort to align century-old election rules with modern practices and to increase participation in irrigation district elections.
Irrigation districts are special purpose districts that serve a range of functions including irrigation works, electricity sales, water and sewer systems and street lighting. Under current law, director elections are annual and voter eligibility is based on property ownership; voters receive votes based on acreage and in some larger…
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