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Subcommittee clears technical fix to allow removal of state election board members when legislature is out of session
Summary
The Election Subcommittee voted to send House Bill 501 to the full House Governmental Affairs Committee after members approved language to clarify how the General Assembly may remove State Election Board members when the legislature is not in session.
The Election Subcommittee of the House Governmental Affairs Committee advanced House Bill 501 on a voice vote, sending the bill to the full committee.
The bill, sponsored in committee by Chief Deputy Whit Draper, amends provisions that govern appointment and removal of members of the State Election Board to address an ambiguity in current law about removals when the General Assembly is not in session. "The code is silent on how to remove a member from…
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