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Chair opened the committee and introduced House Bill 1695, a bill to prevent explanatory guides from appearing on the ballot and to require strike-through/bolding format for proposed constitutional changes. Senator Perkins Qu is listed as a co-sponsor; Deputy Secretary of State Brendan O'Donnell testified that the Secretary of State's office neither supports nor opposes but raised concerns about increased ballot length, readability, and removing voter guides that help explain legal terms. Members asked statutory/formatting clarifying questions; public online comment totals were read (32 in 支持,
A state legislative Election Law & Municipal Affairs Committee heard multiple bills including HB1695 (ballot text/constitutional amendment display), HB1184 (no-trespass orders for public property), HB1195 (child care zoning reforms), HB1213 (clarify highway/road-agent roles), and HB1224 (default budget calculations). Testimony included the Deputy Secretary of State, municipal and school officials, law enforcement, and multiple advocates and opponents.
