Bill Number: S.B. 1609

            Townsend Floor Amendment

            Reference to: printed bill

            Amendment drafted by: Mike Hans

FLOOR AMENDMENT EXPLANATION

1. Applies requirements related to a court-ordered second election as the result of an election contest to only candidates and ballot measures at a general election.

2. Requires a person to be determined criminally responsible of misconduct, fraud or illegal votes to be liable for the costs of a court-ordered second election.

3. Removes the class 2 misdemeanor classification for a person determined by a court to be responsible for misconduct, fraud or illegal votes and liable for the costs of a court-ordered second election.  

Fifty-fifth Legislature                                                  Townsend

Second Regular Session                                                  S.B. 1609

TOWNSEND FLOOR AMENDMENT

SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1609

(Reference to printed bill)

Page 1, line 4, strike the fourth semicolon

Line 5 strike "violation; classification"

Line 40, strike "or declared the nominee at a primary" insert "at a general"

Line 42, after "carried" insert "at a general election"

Page 2, line 3, after "be" insert "criminally"

Line 5, strike "and"

Line 6, strike "is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor"

Amend title to conform

KELLY TOWNSEND

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03/09/2022

05:52 PM

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