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Ways and Means advances several election and education bills; committee approves multiple withdrawals
Summary
At its Feb. 6 voting session the Ways and Means Committee favorably reported several departmental and education bills affecting party formation, voter registration age, health curriculum rules, transcript issuance and absentee-notice timelines, and approved a consent motion withdrawing six bills.
The Ways and Means Committee on Feb. 6, 2025 favorably reported several bills related to election administration and education and approved a consent motion withdrawing multiple bills.
House Bill 41, a departmental bill from the State Board of Elections, was reported favorably. The bill moves the deadline to file a petition to form a new political party from the first Monday in August to the first Monday in July and prohibits resubmitting signatures from a rejected petition. The committee moved the bill favorably by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
House Bill 153, proposed by Delegate Fair, would lower the voter registration age from 16 to 15 years, 9 months, aligning first eligibility with the date a person can apply for a learner’s permit. The committee completed a roll-call vote and reported the bill favorably.…
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