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Representative Murphy says bill would stop candidates from appearing on ballots for incompatible school offices
Summary
Supporters told the committee HB1234 would prevent candidates from filing for two incompatible school-district offices in the same election and avoid post-election vacancies; municipal and school associations warned the draft could bar helpful employees from advisory budget/finance committees and urged narrower language or study.
Representative Nancy Murphy introduced HB1234, saying the bill would extend incompatibility-of-office rules to school-district elections so candidates cannot file for two incompatible offices on the same ballot. "HB1234 will prevent candidates from seeking election to and possibly winning an office in which they cannot serve," Murphy told the Senate Election Law & Municipal Affairs Committee.
Supporters said the measure responds to recent local examples in which a candidate filed simultaneously for a school-board seat and a school-district budget-committee seat, then had to decline…
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