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Rep. Jennifer Meltzer offers option to let any municipality move local elections to even-numbered years
Summary
Rep. Jennifer Meltzer told the Senate Elections Committee that House Bill 10‑55 would remove a population cap so any city or town could choose to shift municipal elections into even‑numbered years; supporters cited turnout and cost savings, while municipal advocates warned local issues could be lost amid higher-profile contests.
Representative Jennifer Meltzer presented House Bill 10‑55, which would remove a population cap and allow any city or town to vote to move municipal elections into even‑numbered years. "What it does is remove the population cap for when a city or town can move their elections to an even numbered year," Meltzer said, calling the change a local option rather than a mandate.
Meltzer told the panel the bill simply expands choice for local governments and the existing chapter of law already outlines the procedure: a council or town board would vote to move elections to either midterm or general election years, and the change is then processed through local clerks and…
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