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Subcommittee endorses H.3556 to centralize primary-protest hearings and allow $750 bond option
Summary
The subcommittee gave H.3556 a favorable report; the bill would send county primary-protest hearings directly to state executive committees and permits parties to require a $750 bond for protests.
The Constitutional Law Subcommittee voted unanimously to give a favorable report to H.3556, a bill that would change how primary protest hearings are handled and allow political parties to require a bond to deter frivolous appeals.
Representative Brandon Newton, sponsor of H.3556, described the measures as “technical changes” to address abuses in the existing primary-protest process. Among the changes, Newton said the bill would allow primary protest hearings that now occur at county…
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