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Committee clears housekeeping bill to ease sample-ballot timing in certain runoffs
Summary
House Bill 907, described as a housekeeping measure, allows the secretary of state's office flexibility to produce sample ballots 'as soon as practicable' when the extended runoff period compresses the usual 60-day availability window; the committee reported the bill out by voice vote.
Chair described House Bill 907 as a technical fix after the legislature moved runoff timing from three to four weeks; the change can compress the timeline for making sample ballots available. "This just states that it must be available as soon as practicable in those instances," the chair said, noting the secretary of state's office requested the clarification.
Senator Bridal asked whether the chair meant ballots might not be available; the chair clarified the language would allow the secretary of state's office additional time to get sample ballots out when the usual 60-day window is compressed. The committee moved the bill "title sufficient do pass" and approved it by voice vote; the bill was reported out.
