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Committee advances bill allowing special districts to skip ballots in uncontested director districts
Summary
The Senate Committee on State, Veterans and Military Affairs voted to advance Senate Bill 172, which would let special districts that elect by director districts avoid mailing ballots to voters in uncontested director districts, aligning that process with at-large special districts.
The Senate Committee on State, Veterans and Military Affairs voted to advance Senate Bill 172 after hearing testimony from South Metro Fire Rescue and the district's legal counsel. The bill would allow special districts that elect board members by director district to cancel sending ballots to voters in a director district when only one candidate files, aligning that practice with existing rules for at-large special districts.
Senator Carson, one of the bill sponsors, told the committee SB172 "pertains only to special districts that vote by individual director district" and said the measure was brought on behalf of South Metro Fire Rescue. Senator Sullivan, the co-sponsor, described the bill as "uncomplicated" and said it would prevent…
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