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House debates HB 328 to restore elected constables; amendment exempts counties with fewer than 100,000 residents
Summary
Sponsor Representative Davis said HB 328 would return constable offices to election by district (or countywide in small counties). Lawmakers accepted a friendly amendment from Representative Yardley to exempt counties with populations under 100,000; opponents cautioned the change could revive prior problems with elected constables.
Representative Davis introduced House Bill 328, saying the bill would undo earlier changes that removed constables as elected county officers and would restore district-based election of constables (with countywide elections possible in smaller counties). Davis said the existing arrangement "advantages a very, very few people with a large reward" and argued restoring…
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