Introduced
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To eliminate the authority of the state board of canvassers to "pre-approve" the language of statewide ballot question or initiatives to ensure that they meet the required standards, and transfer this authority to the director of the elections bureau in the Secretary of State office. House Bills 5648 to 5650 and Senate Bills 973 to 976 transfer authority in matters related to statewide ballot initiatives from the canvassers to the elections bureau director.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight, Elections, and Ethics
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered
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To not give the authority to the director of the Secretary of State's Elections Bureau, but instead give it the fourth district of the state appeals court, which has ended up making the ruling on many recent ballot measures anyway, after actions or non-actions by the Board of Canvassers were successfully appealed.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 57 to 49 (details)
To eliminate the authority of the state board of canvassers to "pre-approve" the language of statewide ballot question or initiatives to ensure that they meet the required standards, and transfer this authority to the fourth district of the state appeals court, which has ended up ruling on many recent ballot measures after actions or non-actions by the Board of Canvassers were successfully appealed.
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Reform
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the amendments be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Amendment offered
To give the authority to the director of the Secretary of State's Elections Bureau.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 21 to 15 (details)
To eliminate the authority of the state board of canvassers to "pre-approve" the language of statewide ballot question or initiatives to ensure that they meet the required standards, and transfer this authority to the director of the elections bureau in the Secretary of State office.
Received
Passed in the Senate 26 to 10 (details)
Passed in the House 58 to 48 (details)
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, which transfers the authority of the state board of canvassers to "pre-approve" the language of statewide ballot question or initiatives to the director of the elections bureau in the Secretary of State office.
Motion
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To give the bill immediate effect.
The motion failed 58 to 48 (details)
