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• elected official on line 6 and 7. elected official on line 6 and 7.
• another election.
• recall election between 30 to 40 days. recall election between 30 to 40 days.
• ballots 28 days ahead of the election. ballots 28 days ahead of the election.
• her own election, right?

Bills: HB0002, HB0022

Keywords: building permits, local government, residential construction, permit timelines, code compliance, municipal officers, recall election, petition requirements, local governance, voter participation, 916, all

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• elections policy, and in House File 1378 we see a lot of really good elections policy from an elections
• elections policy, and in House File 1378 we see a lot of really good elections policy from an elections
• elections policy, and in House File 1378 we see a lot of really good elections policy from an elections
• from an elections administrator policy from an elections administrator perspective<00:52:24.240>
• and their county election officials as they update the plans ahead of each statewide election.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• elections policy.
• And in House File 1378, we see a lot of really good elections policy from an elections administrator
• However, that list is only provided to us 20 days before the election to be used 18 days before the election
• and their county election officials as they update the plans ahead of each statewide election.
• . materially related to the election.

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• assist in election assist in election Administration<00:02:33.519> administer<00:02:34.040
• or a d by your name for these elected or a d by your name for these elected positions<00:21:22.799
• Election Election Day<00:36:40.480> after<00:36:40.720> all<00:36:40.839> of<00
• So we looked at election day registrants for the 2016 election.
• I think it's a 10-day deadline post-election to have those 3% of election day registrations processed

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Welcome to the Senate Elections and Government Affairs Committee.
• , and in every election, Campaign season, but every day, in every law, in every election, and in every
• That includes municipalities and local elections, county elections, state elections, and federal elections
• That includes municipalities and local elections, county elections, state elections, and federal elections
• So really, the voting eligibility for the municipal elections are deemed by the board of elections, municipal

Keywords: 1064, all

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• You know, it's the first time they've been elected, have been allowed to be elected. OK.
• as you are elected by the public.
• Appraisal from three elected members to five elected members.
• We do have elected boards of directors in populous counties. Now, we tracked these elections.
• There were 50 populous counties that qualified for an election. election board of directors.

Bills: HB1952, HB3258, HB3524, HB3851, HB4478, HB4613, HB4703, HB4742, HB4744, HB4809, HB4864

Keywords: county appraisal district, board of directors, governance, taxing units, public representation, penalty, property report, taxation, timely filing, chief appraiser, appraisal district, ad valorem tax, property appraisal, tax protests, unequal appraisal, property rights, property tax, public employees, protest leave, appraisal review board

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• chief election judge in Henipin County. chief election judge in Henipin County.
• Clean Elections Minnesota elections.
• nonprofits that spend on elections. nonprofits that spend on elections.
• ,<01:37:55.119> elections,<01:37:55.600> elections, Elections, elections, elections, elections
• , elections, elections, elections.

Bills: HF4133, HF3419

Keywords: homeowner's insurance, peace officer, property damage, just compensation, exclusion policy, corporate powers, entity law, business corporations, nonprofit corporations, LLC, limited liability company, cooperative, partnership, trust, foreign entity, campaign finance, election spending, political spending, ballot measure, ballot initiative

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• And I know he had a very testy election. I know he had a very testy election.
• Uh, if you're not voted in a certain number of federal elections, you would be notified by your election
• Uh, if you're not voted in a certain number of federal elections, you would be notified by your election
• Uh, if you're not voted in a certain number of federal elections, you would be notified by your election
• > your<00:27:12.400> election be notified by your election be notified by your election

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 23 March, 2026; 4:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum, an invocation by Brother Marvin Curtis, and the Pledge of Allegiance. Routine business followed, including dispensing with the reading of the journal and committee reports, and several items on the calendar were passed and retained without debate. The chamber then moved to nominations and concurrence items. The main debate centered on Senate Bill 2588, the “Safeguard Honesty, Integrity and Elections for Lasting Democracy Shield Act.” Senator England moved to concur with House changes, explaining the bill would require voter-registration checks against DPS records and the federal SAVE database to verify citizenship, with the House amendment triggering SAVE review when no driver’s license or DPS information is available. Senator Blount opposed concurrence and moved to invite conference, arguing the bill could wrongly flag or burden lawful voters—especially elderly or inactive voters without current DPS records—and that the SAVE database was not designed to verify all state voter rolls. Senators Sparks and Dupree questioned Blount about whether the database would help prevent illegal voting and whether the bill’s process was similar to existing voter-roll maintenance procedures. England responded that the bill was narrowly tailored, not intended to disenfranchise anyone, and that even one non-citizen vote could undermine election integrity. The Senate rejected Blount’s motion to invite conference and then adopted England’s motion to concur, passing the bill by a recorded vote of 20-31-16 as reported in the transcript. Earlier, the Senate also considered a nomination for the Emergency Communications Authority Advisory Board, with McClendon speaking against the nominee and Williams defending the appointment before the motion to table reconsideration prevailed. In other action, Senate Bill 2477, concerning Rural Health Transformation Fund monies and competitive bidding requirements, was explained by Senator Bryan as adding guardrails and prioritizing rural providers; it passed by use of the afternoon roll call. At the end of the session, senators made announcements about upcoming committee meetings, including Judiciary, Forestry, Public Health and Welfare, and Gaming, and several members offered adjournments in memory of local residents and public figures. Senator England also thanked Elections Committee staff and noted that the committee’s work for the year was complete.

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• For Carrollton specifically, for us to have an election, we have to have an election in three counties
• When we have bond elections, the bond election says it now has to say this is a tax increase, right?
• where both elections say, right, one election for the rate and one election for the bond.
• What I'm hearing is, "Just have an election, just have an election."
• To hold elections, we have to hold elections.

Bills: HB17, HB23, SB 10

Keywords: property tax, school funding, enrollment changes, inflation adjustment, tax rate notice, property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, Texas Tax Code, nonprofit corporation, charitable organization, educational nonprofit, scientific nonprofit, agriculture support, youth programs, community education, county population threshold, large county, local government revenue, leasehold interest, possessory interest

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• election been stolen? election been stolen?
• election.
• You know, anything in election election.
• testing and post-election pre-election testing and post-election audits<01:32:44.400> provides
• . elections.

Bills: SF0102, SF0113

Keywords: energy transmission, load growth, Wyoming energy authority, transmission planning study, public utilities, regional cooperation, hand count audit, ballots, election integrity, transparency, voting system, 916, all

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• The existing law requires election.
• They're required to hold elections annually, but they may be... holding their elections alone, creating
• Our election law sets strict requirements for election workers and candidates, but they... ...folks with
• About... ...election supplies and the conduct of elections, creating criminal offenses, increasing criminal
• authority during an election.

Bills: HB223

Keywords: municipal budget, county budget, local government finance, spending cap, expenditure limit, inflation plus population growth, taxpayer impact statement, budget transparency, property tax, fees, Legislative Budget Board, voter approval, disaster spending, fiscal restraint, Texas Local Government Code, city budget, county expenditures, 1185, senate, all

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• It's just for an audit post election. Is that every election? It's election.
• Is that every election? It's election. Is that every election?
• It's for any general election, statewide for any general election, statewide for any general election
• We just had an election in Lee County by one vote. an election in Lee County by one vote. an election
• , countywide election, city, election, countywide election, city, election, countywide election, city

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Those elected to and constituting the House.
• Our regents have not elected to do so.
• It provides that political Subdivisions for which county election boards hold elections shall furnish
• The least we could do as elected officials.
• So in the meantime, we do have an election.

Bills: SB1687, HB1687, HB4431, HB2894, HB2979, HB3262, HB3298, HB3369, HB3431, HB3462, SB1226, SB1876, SB1916, SB1920, HB3467, HB3498, HB3500, HB3521, HB3581, HB3650, HB3673, HB3764, HB3767, HB3781, HB3800, HB3831, HB3834, HB3941, HB2749, HB3970, HB3972, HB3979, HB3980, HB3981, HB3996, HB4095, HB4104, HB4191, HB4248, HB4298, HB4338, HB4427, HB4428, HJR1023, HB3660, HB3718, HB4326, HB3443, HB3880, HB3649, HB3000, SB1651, SB504, SB372, SB1326, SB1633, SB248, SB1242, SB1238, SB423, SB1989, SB1286, SB904, SB1213, SB1216, SB1827, SB65, SB1390, SB259, SB1944, SB540, SB2139, SB346, SB1595, SB1400, SB1555, SB1209, SB2110, SB1670, SB1061, SB2104, HR1057, SB1946, SB1734, SB1316, SB1360, SB1557, SB1684, SB2049, SB1410, SB2011, SB1437, SB1204, SB1732, SB1775, SB2084, SB1380, SB1572, SB1772, SB1224, SB710, SB1338, SB1266, SB1303, SB1307, SB1562, SB1794, SB1191, SB1983, SB1832, SB1448, SB1534, SB1593, SB1597, SB1630, SB1489, SB1726, SB1796, SB1806, SB1877, SB1451, SB1553, SB1632, SB1423, SB1425, SB1502, SB2180, SB1725, SB2182, HB3003, HB3004, HB4434, HB4324, HB4342, HB2137, HB4432, SJR50, SJR52, SJR53

Keywords: driver licenses, exam proctor, Service Oklahoma, commercial training, background checks, advance directive, advance health care directive, health care proxy, medical power of attorney, durable power of attorney for health care, living will, surrogate decision-maker, default surrogate, health care agent, capacity determination, supported decision making, mental health directive, psychiatric advance directive, end-of-life care, life-sustaining treatment

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• all unions to go to an election.
• Um, it has to be a majority if there's an election.
• If PERC initiates elections and sets the dates for those elections, is it possible that PERC could choose
• An election isn't held on just one date. But again, my bill doesn't change that election process.
• , we wouldn't be elected, correct?

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• Is it the supervisor of elections or the canvassing board?
• I mean, I don't know about you, but I go and vote every Election Day.
• Do you want more people to participate in elections Z Spicer: or not?
• Amina Spajic: I know that people want to vote on election day.
• But this election integrity bill should... Let me back up.

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• it so that the special elections coincided with regular elections.
• the county elections clerks.
• the county elections clerks.
• the county elections clerks.
• the county elections clerks.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 114, which would create a presidential preference primary for the 2028 election. The Office of Elections said the bill would cost about $4.1 million. Supporters, including the Hawaii Democratic Party and the League of Women Voters, favored moving the process to a state-run primary, while several opponents, including the Hawaiian Islands Republican Women and multiple individual testifiers, argued it would be too expensive, would shift control away from the parties, and would replace volunteer-run caucuses with a mail-in system. Committee members questioned the chief election officer about election timing, certification, and how a primary might be scheduled with other elections. Testimony was recorded as 11 in support, 41 opposed, and 3 comments, and no vote was taken in the excerpt. The committee then took up SB 725, which would require judges to make findings about a defendant’s ability to afford bail. Judiciary and Attorney General witnesses asked that the bill be deferred or amended, saying the Judicial Council is already reviewing pretrial bail reform and that the bill’s language could create practical problems for police, sheriffs, and courts. Supporters, including the Correctional System Oversight Commission, the public defender, the Community Alliance on Prisons, the ACLU of Hawaii, and disability rights advocates, said cash bail disproportionately harms low-income defendants, increases pretrial detention costs, and should require clearer findings and records. Opponents included the Hawaii County prosecuting attorney. Members questioned how bail is initially set, what records exist, and whether the bill would change current practice; Judiciary witnesses said initial bail decisions are often made by police or judges and later reviewed on the record, while supporters argued the bill would strengthen front-end due process. The ACLU said it supported the bill with amendments, including clearer standards for ability to pay and written findings. The committee also began hearing SB 733, a proposed constitutional amendment to establish a continuous legislative session. Early testimony was strongly supportive, with advocates arguing that the current 60-day session limits public participation, makes it hard for working people to testify, and prevents lawmakers from collaborating effectively. Supporters said a year-round model could improve transparency, reduce duplicate bills, and better accommodate neighbor island legislators. The excerpt ends during the opening testimony on SB 733, before any committee action or vote is shown.

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• And so that 210 days would apply to both the general election and the primary election.
• But that's hard to taking care of for partisan elections. ...of a partisan election, so.
• This bill authorizes a program to permit an election official trainee to be appointed as an election
• We are in an election year. Yeah. We are in an election year.
• the elected officials.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• , like Miami-Dade, serves more as an elected executive.
• How we are elected absolutely affects how we govern.
• Districts 1, 3, and 5 had an active election.
• The people that elect me will not be affected by that.
• We have three at-large that are elected by everybody.

Summary: The subcommittee met to discuss Florida county commission districting options, with an overview from Ginger Delagall of the Florida Association of Counties. She explained the constitutional, statutory, local charter, and federal Voting Rights Act framework governing county commissions, including the default five-member at-large model for non-charter counties, the option for seven-member mixed boards with a referendum, and the broader flexibility available to charter counties, which can choose different board sizes, election methods, and term limits. She also described the current distribution of county structures across the state and noted a few counties in transition or litigation, including Orange, Lee, and Alachua. County commissioners from Bay, Madison, Pinellas, Polk, and Bradford counties testified about how their current systems work in practice. Commissioners from Bay and Polk defended at-large systems as promoting countywide accountability, broader perspective, and collaboration, especially in large or diverse counties. Commissioners from Madison and Bradford supported single-member districts as improving local access, clarity, and responsiveness, particularly in smaller rural counties. Pinellas Commissioner Dave Eggers described a mixed system in a large charter county and said it balances district-level responsiveness with countywide accountability. Several members asked about Orange County’s mayor-chair structure, the effects of single-member versus at-large representation, and whether counties had considered changing their systems. In questions and discussion, members raised concerns about accountability, representation, gerrymandering, countywide versus district-specific interests, and whether certain structures better serve rural or urban counties. Delagall said the association had not done cost or equity studies comparing systems. The panel repeatedly emphasized home rule and local choice, with commissioners and Delagall urging the Legislature to let counties and their voters decide their own form of government. No votes were taken on any bill or proposal, and the meeting ended with adjournment after the presentations and discussion.

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• . elections. elections.
• election officials. election officials.
• have got serious problems with our we have got serious problems with our elections. elections. elections
• election process. election process.
• our elections are secure. our elections are secure.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ERIC was created by state election officials and is controlled by state election officials.
• in our elections.
• security elections improve our election security elections improve our election security um<00:21
• or provincial elections or federal elections.
• or provincial elections or federal elections.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all