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State elections director opposes funneling party objections to Office of Elections; committee defers SB 335
Summary
Scott Nago, state election director, told the Senate Judiciary Committee that objections by political-party officers to candidate nomination papers should not be channeled to the Office of Elections because the office might be forced to advocate for a party in court; the committee deferred SB 335 indefinitely.
SB 335, a proposal to require objections made by an officer of a political party to candidate nomination papers to be filed with and determined by the Office of Elections, was heard Feb. 6 by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Scott Nago, State Election Director, said the Office of Elections "doesn't believe we would be the appropriate place to file a party challenge because depending on the outcome, we would have to file and advocate…
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