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House approves requirement that candidate filing forms be legible
Summary
Lawmakers passed House Bill 86, which requires candidate filing reports submitted to the lieutenant governor or county offices to be typed, written, or printed legibly; the House approved a one-word addition to the bill and adopted it as amended.
The Utah House approved House Bill 86 after floor debate and a brief amendment to require that candidate filing reports be legible when submitted to the lieutenant governor or county election offices.
Representative Jensen, who presented the bill, described the change as a straightforward fix: forms should be "typed, written, or printed legibly" so that election officials and the public can read contributions and expenditures. Jensen noted the amendment inserting the word "written" to the bill's text and explained that many past filings submitted to the lieutenant governor's office had legibility problems.
Members asked procedural and technical questions about the amendment; Representative Hickman volunteered to make the amendment in the chamber. After discussion and adoption of the amendment, the House moved and passed the bill as amended. The transcript reflects the bill was passed and referred to the Senate; the floor record of the vote was unclear in the transcript and therefore the precise roll-call tally is not specified here.
Next steps: House Bill 86 will be transmitted to the Senate for their consideration.
