Introduced
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To replace the current recall election system in which separate votes are held, first on whether to recall a politician, and if that is approved on a replacement in subsequent special primary and general votes. Instead, the local executive committee of opposition political parties could nominate a challenger for the actual recall vote, making it essentialy a new election for the particular office.
Referred to the Committee on Redistricting and Elections
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered
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To move the effective date of the bill back until Jan. 1, 2015. Note: There is speculation that the House Republican leadership has placed the recall revisions in House Bills 6058 to 6063 on a "fast track" due to union recall threats related to state "right-to-work" legislation. These bills are perceived as making recalls harder.
The amendment failed by voice vote
