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Committee approves bill to let state delegates fill most statewide vacancies

2381214 · February 24, 2025
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Summary

Senate Bill 300 would shift selection of replacement candidates for most statewide offices from party state central committees to the full body of party delegates; the committee gave the bill a favorable recommendation.

Senator Daniel McKay described Senate Bill 300 on Feb. 20 as a change to party procedure for filling vacancies in statewide offices other than governor and lieutenant governor. Under current practice, McKay said, a party’s state central committee selects three nominees and forwards them to the governor for formal nomination; SB…

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