Introduced
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To require the reasons cited for an official's recall, and determined by the county board of elections to be of sufficient clarity, to be affixed to the recall petition. Under current law the boards are required to determine whether the reason is sufficiently clear to enable voters and the official to identify the course of conduct that is the basis for the recall. The bill also prohibits collecting recall signatures until an official has been in office for six months, and imposes a $25 fee when the petition is filed. Current law prohibits filing the petition in the first six months, but not collection signatures.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight, Elections, and Ethics
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that increases the proposed filing fee from $25 to $50.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 100 to 6 (details)
To require the reasons cited for an official's recall, and determined by the county board of elections to be of sufficient clarity, to be affixed to the recall petition. Under current law the boards are required to determine whether the reason is sufficiently clear to enable voters and the official to identify the course of conduct that is the basis for the recall. The bill also prohibits collecting recall signatures until an official has been in office for six months, and imposes a $50 fee when the petition is filed. Current law prohibits filing the petition in the first six months, but not collection signatures.
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Reform
