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Senate debates SB114 to change filing window and add mail‑in runoffs when no primary candidate reaches 35%
Summary
Second substitute SB114 would move filing to early January, require candidates to declare nomination pathway, and create a mail‑in August runoff when no candidate exceeds 35% in primaries with more than three candidates; sponsors said it targets partisan elections and will be moved to third reading pending a fiscal note.
Senator Bramble presented the second substitute of Senate Bill 114 on election law, explaining it was lifted to the top of the second‑reading calendar to facilitate prompt floor action.
The measure would change the filing period to the first week of January and require candidates, by the end of the filing…
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