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House approves compromise on special-election changes after extended debate over school bond timing
Summary
After hours of debate and several defeated substitutes, the House passed third-substitute SB119 to modify special election rules, including a compromise allowing school bond elections in primaries only when another race appears on the ballot.
The Utah House passed third-substitute Senate Bill 119 on March 11 after extensive floor debate over whether school bond elections should be limited to November or permitted in primary months. The debate centered on turnout, the timing of construction and bond-market considerations, and the cost of running stand-alone elections.
Representative Morley, the floor sponsor, opposed restricting bond elections to November alone, citing past experience and turnout numbers. He urged the House to retain broader timing options. "From my statistics ... The average voter turnout in…
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