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Committee hears bill to keep uncontested precinct committee posts off ballots
Summary
The Senate State Administration Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 184, which would prevent uncontested precinct committee persons from appearing on primary ballots. County election officials and the bill sponsor said the change would reduce ballot printing and programming costs.
Senate Bill 184, introduced by Sen. Matt Regier (R), would clarify that only contested precinct committee person races appear on the ballot, keeping uncontested precinct committee persons off the ballot.
The change would apply when a precinct has both a man and a woman position but only one contest is challenged; under current practice some counties put both names on the ballot. "That space, that real estate on the ballot is…
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