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Sponsor pushes to decentralize petition signature verification; clerks warn of unfunded mandate
Summary
Representative introduced a second substitute for HB 25 to send petition verification to the county where the majority of signers reside; clerks warned the change could shift costs to counties and fragment fraud detection, prompting the sponsor to seek more work before a committee vote.
Representative introduced a second substitute to HB 25 proposing that multi-county and statewide petition booklets be verified by the county where the majority of signers listed their residence. The sponsor said decentralizing verification would spread the workload (citing 300,000 signatures in 2024 that were largely verified in one county) and increase transparency by allowing local clerks to certify packets.
Why it matters: The substitute would change where packets are processed for statewide and multi-county petitions and could alter deadlines tied to candidate conventions.…
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