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Board approves placing nonbinding Effingham County ballot question urging Congress to suspend pay during shutdowns
Summary
Jeremy moved and the board carried a motion to place a nonbinding referendum on the county ballot asking whether Effingham County should urge Congress to suspend compensation for senators and representatives for days federal appropriations lapse; language will be adjusted to reference Effingham County and reviewed by the county attorney.
Jeremy, a county board member and veteran, proposed placing a ballot question on the next election asking voters whether Effingham County should urge the United States Congress to suspend pay for senators and representatives for each day federal appropriations lapse. He framed the proposal as a grassroots mechanism that, if adopted widely, could support a broader constitutional change:…
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