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Runoff for general elections fails in committee after cost and necessity debate
STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE · April 4, 2023
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Summary
A proposal to require four-week runoffs in general elections when no candidate receives 50%+1 failed in committee after questions about cost, timing and whether the measure materially improves democratic outcomes in multi-candidate contests.
Representative Wayne Long (House District 39) presented House Bill 1648 to require a runoff in state-house and senate general elections when no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote. He said the change would align…
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