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Caucus concurs with conference changes to nomination, ballot and audit procedures; adds constables
Summary
Sponsors said amendments to House Bill 2129 clarify nomination and petition requirements for justice precinct candidates, outline hand-count audit procedures and add constables to the measure.
Caucus members recorded concurrence with the conference committee changes to House Bill 2129. Sponsors said the bill, as amended in conference, modifies nomination-paper deadlines and ballot forms, clarifies nomination and petition requirements for justice-of-the-peace and precinct candidates, and establishes procedures for hand-count audits and inactive voters who request early ballots.
A conference committee amendment added constables to the bill's provisions, clarifying nomination and petition requirements for those constable positions as well.
The bill sponsor told caucus members the measure is bipartisan and that the addition of constables corrected an inadvertent omission. No roll-call vote was recorded in the provided caucus transcript; sponsors said they were available for questions.
