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House votes to advance bill requiring runoffs when no primary candidate hits 50%
Summary
House Bill 231 would require a runoff 35 days after the primary when no candidate receives a majority in specified statewide and legislative primaries; the committee voted to advance the bill after debating cost, turnout and military overseas ballot handling.
House Bill 231 would require runoff elections, held 35 days after party primaries, when no candidate receives at least 50 percent of the vote in specified contests (U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor, attorney general, state treasurer, state auditor, state senate and state house). The committee gave the bill a favorable recommendation and sent it to the House floor.
Sponsor Rep. Tuscher said multiple states use majority runoffs…
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