Introduced
by
To limit the authority of the state board of canvassers to determine whether sufficient signatures have been turned in on a statewide ballot question or initiative, and whether its form meets certain technical requirements specified in the law. This authority would be transferred to the director of the elections bureau in the Secretary of State office, although a majority of the board of canvassers could overrule the director. There are two Republicans and two Democrats on the four-member board, so a decision to overrule would have to be bi-partisan.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
