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Committee approves bill to fix primary dates and adjust school-election timing
Summary
A Senate committee approved Senate Bill 445 to set consistent primary-election dates (distinguishing presidential vs. governor years), adjust school-board election timing in certain years, and change filing and fiscal-session timing; the measure passed the committee despite at least one dissenting voice.
The Senate State Agencies & Governmental Affairs committee approved Senate Bill 445 after an extended presentation and questions about how the measure will affect school-board elections, judicial primaries and county clerks' workloads.
Senator Trent Garner (District 27) introduced the bill, saying it would stabilize when Arkansas holds preferential and general primary elections and help avoid year-to-year changes that confuse voters and strain local election officials. "The governor's on board with this.…
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