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Committee considers moving justice‑of‑the‑peace nomination deadline earlier to reduce ballot errors
Summary
The Secretary of State's office proposed changing the nomination deadline for justices of the peace to the third Monday in July so clerks and SOS staff have more time to verify names and reduce typographical errors that currently appear on ballots because of late‑in‑the‑year filings.
The Senate Government Operations Committee discussed proposed changes in H.474 that would move the deadline for party nominations and independent petition filings for justices of the peace (JPs) earlier in the calendar year.
Deputy Secretary Lauren Hibbert told the committee the House amendment moved a JP nomination deadline from after the primary to the third Monday in July so clerks would have more time between the primary and ballot…
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