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Subcommittee approves flexibility to hold local referendums on additional statewide special election dates
Summary
House Bill 481 passed the Election Subcommittee, allowing local referendums in years with a statewide special primary or special election to be scheduled on that additional date; committee members cited increased turnout and local control as rationales.
The Election Subcommittee voted to advance House Bill 481, which permits local governments to place referendums on the ballot in conjunction with a statewide special primary or special election held in the same year.
Representative Kelly, the bill sponsor, said the measure gives municipalities and counties an additional, high-turnout…
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