Committee passes bill requiring replacement presidential electors to take same oath

Apr 6, 2026

Senate Bill 1491 would require replacement electors for president to take the same oath as the originally selected electors; the committee passed the measure with no substantive questions.

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The Elections and Ethics Committee approved Senate Bill 1491, which prescribes that when there is a vacancy in presidential electors the replacements must take the same oath as the other electors.

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