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Committee hears bill to bar counties from stripping election duties from elected clerk during term
Summary
Sen. Trevis told the House State Administration committee that Senate Bill 128 would prohibit county governing bodies from removing election-administration duties from an elected county clerk and recorder during that official’s term; sponsor cited a Cascade County dispute as the impetus and said the bill is nonretroactive. No committee vote was taken at the hearing.
Sen. Matt Trevis (Senate District 10) told the House State Administration committee he introduced Senate Bill 128 to prevent county governing bodies from removing election-administration responsibilities from an elected county clerk and recorder during that official’s term in office. The one-page bill allows the clerk to voluntarily relinquish those duties or for duties to be changed between terms,…
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