Committee clears bill to remove two conservancy districts from Local Elections Act
House Bill 308 would exempt the Middle Rio Grande and El Apache/Arch Hurley conservancy districts from the consolidated Local Elections Act to preserve landowner‑based, nonpartisan voting for those special districts; Senate Rules gave HB308 a unanimous due pass.
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The Senate Rules Committee voted to give House Bill 308 a due‑pass recommendation after sponsors and witnesses argued the Local Elections Act’s one‑size‑fits‑all approach is infeasible for conservancy districts that conduct landowner voting.
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