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Bill would bar counties from stripping election-administration duties midterm; Secretary of State backs measure
Summary
Sen. Jeremy Trebus introduced SB128 to prohibit county governing bodies from removing election-administration responsibilities from an elected county clerk and recorder during that official's current term; the Secretary of State's office testified in support, citing a recent Cascade County reassignment as motivation.
Senator Jeremy Trebus (sponsor) told the Senate Local Government committee that Senate Bill 128 prevents a county governing body from removing election-administration duties from an elected county clerk and recorder during that clerk’s current term. The bill permits a governing body to change election administration for future terms and allows an incumbent clerk to voluntarily relinquish those duties during a…
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