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2023 SESSION
HB 2257 Election of council for cities and towns; exemption from district-based and ward-based restrictions.
Introduced by: A.C. Cordoza | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Elections; local offices; election of council for cities and towns; exemption from district-based and ward-based restrictions for small localities. Exempts any city or town with a population of 25,000 or fewer persons that imposes district-based or ward-based residency requirements for members of the city or town council from the requirement that the member elected from each district or ward be elected by the qualified voters of that district or ward and not by the locality at large.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Elections; local offices; election of council for cities and towns; exemption from district-based and ward-based restrictions for small localities. Exempts any city or town with a population of 35,000 or fewer persons that imposes district-based or ward-based residency requirements for members of the city or town council from the requirement that the member elected from each district or ward be elected by the qualified voters of that district or ward and not by the locality at large.