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Committee adopts substitute creating election oversight task force for gubernatorial-cycle contests

2413258 · February 26, 2025
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Summary

The Government Operations Committee voted unanimously to adopt the first substitute to House Bill 369, which creates an election oversight task force and a conflict‑of‑interest election officer for races that coincide with the gubernatorial election.

Representative Wilcox said the substitute version of House Bill 369 would "put some parameters around and codify oversight during a gubernatorial election," and would create an election oversight task force to recommend changes before the next gubernatorial cycle.

The bill sponsor, Representative Wilcox, told the Government Operations Committee that the bill is meant to ensure an independent reviewer handles conflicts in the lieutenant governor’s race and that the task force would complete its work before the next gubernatorial election cycle. He said the substitute was negotiated over the interim and session and "includes those two basic…

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