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Senate committee hears bill to skip ballot when only one cemetery district candidate files
Summary
Senate Bill 5,903 would deem a sole cemetery district candidate elected and omit that office from the ballot, a change sponsors say would save local governments printing and election costs; staff laid out district structure and filing rules during the committee hearing.
Senate Bill 5,903 would allow a cemetery district commissioner position to be removed from the general election ballot if only one qualified candidate files, effectively deeming that person elected.
Jacob Ewing, staff to the Senate Local Government and State Parks Committee, told the panel the measure applies to cemetery districts, which are special purpose districts that may levy…
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