2006 Senate Bill 1352

Limit authority of state board of canvassers

Introduced in the Senate

June 29, 2006

Introduced by Sen. Alan L. Cropsey (R-33)

To limit the authority of the state board of canvassers to determine whether sufficient signatures have been turned in on a candidate qualifying petition. 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

Sept. 13, 2006

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.