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County lobbyists brief commissioners on a bundle of bills including election‑judge rules, public‑notice changes and town‑abandonment provisions
Summary
Lobbyists updated the Board on several bills: HB 1080 (election judges composition likely to fail after a Democrat withdrew support); HB 26‑1095 (allowing online legal notices — moving to the governor); a massage‑facility regulatory bill (passed); HB 1326 (PUC provision affecting rural co‑op appeals, which the lobbyists oppose); SB 62 (rodenticide limits); Plains to Pines Scenic Corridor (signed); and SB 26‑157 (shortening town‑abandonment timelines for failed municipal water systems).
At a special meeting, Elbert County lobbyists Steve Belsky and Tim Coleman gave a rapid briefing on several bills of local interest and fielded questions from commissioners.
Election judges and notices: the lobbyists said HB 1080, originally co‑sponsored by an Elbert County‑associated sponsor and Representative Amy Paskal, sought to require election judge panels to include officials from each major party; after Representative Paskal withdrew her name the lobbyists said the bill was likely to die. They also described HB…
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