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Supervisor of Elections warns new state petition-notice law will raise verification costs
Summary
Supervisor of Elections Leslie Swan told the July 9 budget workshop that House Bill 1201 imposes a new mailing requirement for validated initiative petition signers; the county elections office said the change will substantially increase petition‑verification costs and asked the board to allow fee revenue adjustments later in the budget process.
Supervisor of Elections Leslie Swan briefed the Board on July 9 about her proposed FY2026 budget and the financial impact of recent state legislation on initiative-petition processing.
Swan said her office historically receives thousands of petitions in large election cycles; in 2024 her staff validated more than 13,000 initiative-petition signatures. She explained that House…
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