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Sponsor seeks higher candidate filing fees and signature option after contested filings
Summary
Representative Stephanie Mickelson introduced a request to raise candidate filing fees and signature thresholds, citing ‘gamesmanship’ in past elections; committee returned a related RS to sponsor for revision.
Representative Stephanie Mickelson (Legislative District 32) presented RS 32292, a proposal to increase filing fees for candidates for a range of offices and to raise signature thresholds as an alternate route to ballot access.
“First off, if you couldn't raise $250 to favor a filing fee, you probably don't have a lot of support,” Mickelson said, describing recent contests where campaigns placed nominal or ineligible candidates on ballots…
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