Legislation - SB0996

Authorizing the governing body of a county to adopt, by law, an approval voting method for elections for offices in the executive or legislative branches of county government; defining "approval voting" as a method of casting and tabulating votes in which voters may choose any number of candidates and the candidate chosen most often is elected; and requiring a local law enacted under the provisions of the Act to provide for an educational campaign explaining how to vote using approval voting.

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Introduced in a prior session as: SB0913 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/10/2025 Legislative Date 2/01/2025 Action First Reading Senate Rules Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law - Approval Voting - Authorization for County Elections Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/10/2025	2/01/2025	First Reading Senate Rules
			Text - First - Election Law - Approval Voting - Authorization for County Elections

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