2007 House Bill 4739

Clarify elected official residency provision

Introduced in the House

May 9, 2007

Introduced by Rep. Robert Dean (D-75)

To clarify the definition of “residence” for purposes of establishing whether an officeholder, including a school board member, resides in the jurisdiction he or she represents. For those with more than one residence, the definition would be the place where the individual “resides the greater part of the time”.

Referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics

May 30, 2007

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Feb. 12, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics