Signed by Governor Spencer Cox

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that specifies the process for cancelling local elections

Highlights:

• Defines “contested race” as a race in a general election where the number of candidates, including eligible write-in candidates, exceeds the number of offices to be filled in the race (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes a municipal legislative body or local district board to cancel an elecion if (Sec. 1):

• The ballot for the local election does not include any contested races or ballot propositions;

• The municipal legislative body passes, no later than 20 days before the day of a scheduled election, a resolution that cancels the election and certifies:

•  the ballot does not include a contested race; and

• The candidates who qualified for the ballot are considered elected.

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