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IN SB0225

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/9/2017

Primary Sponsor

Jean Leising

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Origin

Senate

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • County executives must require owners, lessees, or managers of public buildings used as polling places to permit candidates and their representatives to place signs on the property from 6 a.m. the day before an election until 6 p.m. the day after an election.

  • County executives must require owners, lessees, or managers of nonpublic buildings used as polling places to permit candidates and their representatives to place signs on the property from 6 a.m. the day before an election until 6 p.m. the day after an election.

  • All signage permissions are subject to existing prohibitions against locating polls in structures displaying political preference, party allegiance, or images of currently elected officials visible to voters.

  • Effective date: July 1, 2017.

Legislative Description

Regulation of signage at polling locations. Provides that the county executive shall require that the owner, lessee, or manager or any other individual or entity that controls a public building used as a polling place shall permit a candidate or an individual designated as a candidate's representative to place signs on the property of the public building from 6 a.m. the day before an election until 6 p.m. the day after an election. Provides that the county executive shall require that the owner, lessee, or manager or any other individual or entity that controls a nonpublic building used as a

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Elections

1/9/2017

Committee Referrals

Elections1/9/2017

Full Bill Text

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