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Committee hears opposition to Secretary of State leading study of local election scheduling and vote centers
Summary
House Bill 16‑33 would require the Secretary of State to study municipal election scheduling and the use of vote centers, hold at least three public meetings and report to the Legislative Council by Nov. 1, 2025; Common Cause and League of Women Voters urged the study be run by the legislature's interim study committee instead.
Senate sponsor Senator Gaskell described House Bill 16‑33 as a study requiring the Secretary of State to analyze scheduling of local elections and the use of vote centers and to produce a report to the Legislative Council by Nov. 1, 2025.
"Basically, if you look at the synopsis, it's a study of election issues, requires the Secretary of State to do the following: 1, study scheduling of local elections and requiring all counties to use vote centers; 2, conduct at least 3 public meetings on the topics studied; 3, report the results of…
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