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Subcommittee advances amendment to remove elected Comptroller General post
Summary
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee voted to advance S 35, a proposed constitutional amendment that would eliminate the elected office of Comptroller General and authorize the General Assembly to reassign its duties.
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Election Laws voted to advance S 35, a proposed constitutional amendment that would remove the Comptroller General as an elected, constitutional office and allow the General Assembly to reassign the office’s duties.
The proposal would delete references to the Comptroller General from the State Constitution, substitute the governor in a provision that permits a group of statewide officers to notify legislative leaders that the governor cannot serve, and remove the office’s authority to levy an ad valorem tax. The amendment, as explained by staff, would let the General Assembly…
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