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House Bill 152 would let voters indicate "do not retain" for unopposed county attorney races
Summary
Sponsor told the committee the bill would place a "do not retain" option on ballots when only one candidate seeks the county attorney office; opponents from rural counties warned the change could make it harder to keep attorneys in sparsely populated counties.
Representative Jerry Schillinger introduced House Bill 152 to allow voters to indicate "do not retain" on the ballot when there is only one candidate for county attorney, aligning the process with some judicial retention practices.
"It's an opportunity to make the county attorney elections on the ballot the same as a lot of judicial elections," Schillinger said, calling the bill "relatively simple." He offered an amendment (hb0152.001.001) after learning the Secretary of State's office lacked authority to administer…
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