Ray Ward voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Specifies Process for Cancelling Local Elections
Signed by Governor Spencer Cox
Title: Specifies Process for Cancelling Local Elections
Vote to pass a bill that specifies the process for cancelling local elections
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.
Title: Specifies Process for Cancelling Local Elections
Title: Specifies Process for Cancelling Local Elections
Title: Specifies Process for Cancelling Local Elections