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Panel hears bill to require counties, cities to post candidate filing forms online
Summary
A Senate Rules Committee hearing considered Senate Bill 580, which would require local governments to post candidate petitions and related filings on county or city websites within a short timeframe; supporters said it would increase transparency, while proponents of small jurisdictions urged flexibility and technical support.
Senate Rules Committee members on Wednesday heard testimony on Senate Bill 580, which would require nomination petitions, declarations of candidacy, certificates of nomination and other election-related filings to be posted on a county or city website shortly after they are filed.
The change is aimed at making candidate filings consistently accessible across jurisdictions so voters can see who has filed without having to file a public records request.
Nathan Soltz, chief of staff to Senator Frederick, told the committee the bill grew out of…
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