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Auditors, sheriffs and county officials oppose bill to require elected county auditors; sponsor seeks clearer ballot language
Summary
House Bill 1384, which would require election of full-time county auditors or clarify ballot language when changing an auditor from elected to appointed, drew opposition from county auditors, sheriffs and commissioners who said appointed auditors under home-rule charters provide professional continuity and local choice.
The Political Subdivisions Committee heard House Bill 1384, a bill aimed at election language for full-time county auditors. Sponsor Representative Heil said his intent was to ensure ballot language clearly notifies voters when a county measure would change an auditor from elected to appointed.
"My goal is just to have it be more transparent on the ballot and what's truly being done," Representative Heil said, citing disputed ballot wording in Burley County measures in 2020 and 2022 as motivating the change.
Several witnesses representing county…
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