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House overrides governor on SB 115, limits special elections to two dates
Summary
The Utah House on April 26, 2004 voted 50–22 to override Gov. Olene S. Walker’s veto of Senate Bill 115, narrowing the state’s special election dates from five to two — the fourth Tuesday in June and the Tuesday after the first Monday in November — after debate about cost, turnout and local control.
The Utah House of Representatives voted 50–22 on April 26 to override Gov. Olene S. Walker’s veto of Senate Bill 115, a measure that pares the state’s special-election calendar from five permitted dates to two.
Representative Harper, the bill’s House floor sponsor, told colleagues the change “takes it down to 2 dates” — the fourth Tuesday in June and the Tuesday after the first Monday in November — and argued the move would save taxpayers and improve turnout for contests such as bond elections. Harper said consolidating dates reduces repeated…
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