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Bill would bar replacement of ineligible, term-limited candidates
Summary
Sen. Shane Morigeau told the committee Senate Bill 314 would clarify that if an initial candidate is ineligible under term-limit rules, a later replacement cannot be deemed eligible by virtue of replacement; the Commissioner of Political Practices described limitations of administrative removal and enforcement by complaint.
Sen. Shane Morigeau presented Senate Bill 314 to the House State Administration Committee, saying the measure would close a gap that allowed an ineligible candidate to be replaced on the ballot by another person when the original candidate should not have qualified under term-limit rules.
"If you weren't eligible and you got through and you try to replace someone with an eligible person, you can't do that," Sen. Morigeau said, describing the bill as a narrow fix to clarify eligibility and avoid…
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