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Committee advances bill to bar simultaneous service in two elected offices
Summary
The House Calendar and Rules Committee advanced a bill that would permit a person to hold only one elected office at a time going forward, while grandfathering current dual-officeholders. Committee members debated whether the measure would force costly special elections when officials win a second office.
The House Calendar and Rules Committee advanced a bill that would prohibit a person from serving in more than one elected office at the same time, moving the measure to the consent calendar for the Monday, Feb. 24 floor session.
The bill’s sponsor and supporters said the measure would allow candidates to seek multiple offices but limit service to a single seat. “The intent of the bill is to require a person only serving 1 office at a time, except this is grandfathering…
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