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Committee backs bill restricting legislators from holding certain local offices; carve-outs for smallest jurisdictions
Summary
House Bill 362 would prohibit legislators from simultaneously serving in specified local offices except in very small jurisdictions; the committee passed the bill with a due-pass recommendation after debate about divided loyalties and constitutional concerns.
Representative Barbara Ehart (Representative, District 33) presented House Bill 362, a measure that would bar legislators from also serving as a mayor, city council member, school board member or certain highway-district offices in jurisdictions above stated population thresholds.
Ehart said the measure is aimed at avoiding divided loyalties and consolidation of power. The draft exempts…
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