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House approves county government reform bill after debate over partisan elections
Summary
First substitute House Bill 348, a county government reform measure creating a petition/repeal process and requiring partisan county offices, passed after extended floor debate and an unsuccessful amendment to strike partisan-election language.
The Utah House passed the first substitute to House Bill 348 on floor debate that focused on whether counties should be compelled to hold partisan elections.
Sponsor Representative Melvin Brown told colleagues the bill "builds to empower the people," providing a petition process to ask for repeal of an optional form of government at least two years after implementation. The bill also includes a provision to prohibit…
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