Bills / H.B. 602
H.B. 602 Local School Board Election Amendments
- Introduced
- House committee (stopped here)
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
This bill moves local school board primary and general elections to the same dates as municipal primary and general elections. It also changes the candidate filing period for school board seats and extends some current school board members' terms so the switch from even-year to odd-year elections can occur.
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Official description
- defines terms
- moves a primary election for a local school board office to the date of a municipal primary election
- moves a general election for a local school board office to the date of a municipal general election
- modifies the declaration of candidacy period for a local school board office
- extends the term of office of certain local school board members to effectuate the transition from elections held in even-numbered years to elections held in odd-numbered years
- makes technical and conforming amendments
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