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ID S1030
Bill
Status
1/23/2013
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Updates the general election reference in Section 31-703 from 1936 to 2014 for county commissioner term elections, maintaining the staggered system of two members elected for two-year terms and one member for a four-year term.
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Establishes a rotating four-year term allocation system among commissioner districts, beginning with district number one at the 2014 general election and then rotating through districts two, three, and one thereafter.
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Requires that effective with the 2014 general election, each county commissioner must be elected from the specific district in which he resides.
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Maintains existing candidate qualifications including minimum age of 21 years, U.S. citizenship, one-year county residency, and 90-day residency in the represented district prior to the primary election.
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Preserves the $40.00 filing fee requirement for candidates declaring candidacy with the county clerk.
Legislative Description
Amends existing law relating to the Board of County Commissioners to revise provisions relating to the term of office of a county commissioner; and to provide that on and after a date certain each member of a Board of County Commissioners shall be elected from the district in which he resides.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Last Action
Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
1/24/2013