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Conference committee discusses inserting SB 258 into bill, restoring 2056 language to close ballot-loophole
Summary
A conference committee on elections discussed inserting Senate Bill 258 — a measure addressing impersonation of election officials — into a bill while restoring language from item 02/1956 to close a ballot-access loophole.
A conference committee on elections discussed inserting Senate Bill 258 — a measure addressing impersonation of election officials — into the contents of item 02/1956 while also restoring 02/1956’s original language to close a separate ballot-access loophole.
Committee member 1 said, “I believe that y'all substituted in Senate Bill 2 58, which was about impersonating an election officer,” and described 02/1956 as “about fixing a loophole in the law” that allowed some candidates nominated by third parties to remain on the general-election ballot even after losing a major-party primary.
The nut of the committee’s discussion was…
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