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Committee adopts HB361 third substitute to streamline election notices and tighten roll maintenance

House Government Operations Committee · February 25, 2026
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Summary

The committee adopted and favorably recommended the third substitute of HB361, a broad elections‑administration bill that consolidates notice requirements, standardizes candidate‑certification timing to allow municipalities to cancel uncontested elections without confusing mailings, clarifies deceased‑voter removal timing, and restores rulemaking authority over the Great Seal.

The House Government Operations Committee adopted and recommended favorably the third substitute to HB361, a comprehensive elections‑administration bill presented by Representative Shepherd and Ryan Cowley, director of elections in the Lieutenant Governor’s office.

Cowley said the bill consolidates and clarifies notice requirements (so clerks can find a single code section for…

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