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Senate approves substitute bill giving local governments flexibility on special election dates
Utah State Senate · January 25, 1996
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Summary
The Senate passed a substitute to SB 20 after adopting an amendment that lets local governing bodies, by unanimous action or a declared emergency, schedule special elections on dates other than those specified in statute. The floor vote was 25‑0 with four members absent.
The Utah Senate on Jan. 24 passed a substitute version of Senate Bill 20 that preserves a default schedule for special elections while allowing local governments to select alternative dates in limited circumstances.
Senator Stevenson, sponsor of the substitute,…
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