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House concurs on municipal ranked‑choice pilot that lets cities contract outside their county

Utah House of Representatives · March 5, 2021
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Summary

Third substitute House Bill 75 was amended to allow cities to contract with another county to run ranked‑choice pilot elections; supporters cited existing software compatibility and local choice, while clerks' concerns about ballot length and hand recount burdens were raised.

Representative Stankwist moved to concur with Senate amendments to third substitute House Bill 75, which the sponsor described as a compromise to allow cities that want to participate in a municipal ranked‑choice voting pilot to contract with a county other than the one in which the city is located. "This is a compromise that existed in 2019," the sponsor said, adding the change "does not force a clerk to do…

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