STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE - Feb 21, 2019

STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE · February 21, 2019

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Sponsor presents petition-process bill; proposes felony for signature fraud

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Senator Pitch presented a bill to align statute with Article 5, Section 1 of the state constitution, clarifying signature-collection language, removing the attorney generals front-end role on ballot titles, and elevating certain signature-collection misconduct from a misdemeanor to a class D felony (page 1, line 26). He said the bill documents existing collection practices while changing penalties and who certifies ballot titles.

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Senate committee advanced a bill revising the citizen-initiative petition process, including moving ballot-title certification to the State Board of Election Commissioners and raising some signature-collection fraud to a class D felony; witnesses warned the changes could impose costs and chill volunteers. Several other election- and procurement-related bills were also approved in the same hearing.

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