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Committee rejects bill that would impose turnout thresholds for local levy elections; sponsor urges moving elections to general election
Senate Local Government
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Summary
Senator Hertz said Senate Bill 205 would set turnout-based thresholds for levies — full turnout (>=50%) requires simple majority, 40–50% needs 60% approval, under 40% fails — but the committee voted the measure down and then tabled further action.
Senate Bill 205, also sponsored by Senator Hertz, proposes changing how local-levy elections are decided based on turnout: if a qualified-elector turnout is 50% or higher, a simple majority would decide; if turnout is between 40% and 50% the measure would need 60% approval; and below…
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