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Committee clears SB290 substitute to require proof of bar standing for AG and DA candidates at filing
Summary
The Senate Government Operations Committee on Feb. 24 favorably recommended the first substitute to SB290, which requires attorney general and district attorney candidates to show bar-standing documentation or equivalent proof at the time of filing.
Senate Bill 290 (first substitute) was favorably recommended by the Senate Government Operations Committee on Feb. 24 after sponsors said the measure would prevent confusion that emerged during last year's attorney-general primary.
Senator Pitcher, the sponsor, described the bill as a response to a problem where a primary candidate for attorney general was later discovered not to have been…
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