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Bill would put full legislative poll on voter pamphlet; opponents warn of partisanship
Summary
Rep. Lucas Schubertsponsored HB 375 to add a full legislative poll (broken down by partisan caucus) to the voter information pamphlet after county signature verification; proponents call it transparency, opponents call it partisan interference and warn of legal and practical problems.
Representative Lucas Schubert opened testimony on House Bill 375, saying the bill would require the secretary of state to include the results of a legislative pollbroken down by partisan affiliationon the voter information pamphlet and ballot once counties verify signatures. "This bill will revise ballot initiative laws to increase transparency," Schubert said, adding that the poll would allow voters to see "most Republicans support or oppose" and "most Democrats support or oppose" a given initiative.
A spokesman for Secretary of State Christy Jacobson, Austin James, told the committee the office supports the measure and said providing that information to voters is valuable. "When voters would call in and say, who supports this…
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