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Indiana bill would align caucus eligibility rules and add removal process for county commissioners
Summary
House Bill 11‑97 would require caucus candidates to meet the same eligibility and party‑affiliation rules as ballot candidates and create a new statutory removal process for county commissioners, Representative Lawson told the Senate Elections Committee during a testimony‑only hearing.
House Bill 11‑97 would standardize candidate eligibility across appointment pathways and add a statutory process to remove county commissioners in extreme cases, Representative Lawson told the Senate Elections Committee during a testimony‑only hearing.
"The goal of the bill is to add consistency to state law," Lawson said, describing two parts of the bill: (1) requiring caucus candidates for county, city, town and township offices to meet the same eligibility and party‑affiliation criteria as candidates who reach the ballot, and (2) creating a removal process for county commissioners similar to a 1980 statute that governs county council removals.
The bill would allow the caucus or appointing authority to remove a candidate from consideration if the candidate does not meet legal requirements to hold the office or to affiliate with the party conducting the caucus. On removal of…
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