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Committee hears bill to let Legislature nominate choices for certain statewide vacancies
Summary
A House Committee on Elections hearing on House Bill 2057 explored a proposal to change how vacancies for U.S. Senate, state treasurer and insurance commissioner are filled, moving from sole gubernatorial appointment to a process in which a joint legislative committee recommends nominees for the governor to choose from.
The House Committee on Elections held a hearing on House Bill 2057, which would change how vacancies are filled for the U.S. Senate, state treasurer and commissioner of insurance by creating a legislative nomination process instead of leaving appointments solely to the governor.
Proponents and the reviser described the bill’s mechanics. Mike, from the Revisor’s Office, told the committee that HB2057 “would change the way vacancies are filled in the offices of the United States Senate, the state treasurer, and the commissioner of insurance” and that it would “establish[] a process whereby the legislature would recommend up to 3 names for the governor to pick” with nominees required to be from the same political party as the…
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