Introduced
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To revise a procedural detail related to when legislators are expelled or resign. The bill would require a resignation letter or expulsion resolution to explicitly cover the full balance of the term (rather than be temporary).
Referred to the Committee on Elections
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Substitute offered
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To allow an expelled member to still run in a special election for the vacated seat.
The substitute failed by voice vote
Passed in the House 72 to 36 (details)
To prohibit a legislator who has been expelled or resigned from running in a special election to fill the vacated seat. The bill would also require a resignation letter or expulsion resolution to explicitly cover the full balance of the term (rather than be temporary).
Referred to the Committee on Elections and Government Reform
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
