Missoula County opposes HB 774: Generally revise election laws, up for second reading this morning on the House floor. This bill would move all elections to the primary and general election cycles, which would require a considerable update to all boards and other districts to align their terms to match this. Adding all board and other district elections to the primary or general cycle would require numerous ballot faces and pages, an increased chance of error and confusion by both election workers and voters, and the bill does not address implementation questions, such as if the length of the ballot could then be extended to account for these extra races.
Missoula County opposes HB 774: Generally revise election laws, up for hearing at 3 p.m. this afternoon in the House Appropriations Committee. This bill would move all elections to the primary and general election cycles, which would require a considerable update to all boards and other districts to align their terms to match this. Adding all board and other district elections to the primary or general cycle would require numerous ballot faces and pages, and the bill does not address implementation questions, such as if the length of the ballot could then be extended to account for these extra races. This bill also does not address all places in code necessary to implement what the bill intends to do, which makes it un-administrable. This bill seems to merely strike various areas about when an election takes place and inserts variations of “…[the election must be] held during the general election as described 13-1-104” over and over again.
HB 774 would cause an increased chance of error and confusion by both election workers and voters, and counties have no idea how much it will cost, since we have just received the redistricting map and haven’t had a chance to set our new precincts, so we don’t know how the precincts will line up with the special districts or schools.
Missoula County continues to oppose HB 774, as amended: Generally revise election laws, up for second reading on the House floor this afternoon. This bill would require numerous ballot faces and pages, and the bill does not address implementation questions, such as if the length of the ballot could then be extended to account for these extra races. This bill also does not address all places in code necessary to implement what the bill intends to do, which makes it un-administrable. This bill seems to merely strike various areas about when an election takes place and inserts variations of “…[the election must be] held during the general election as described 13-1-104” over and over again.
HB 774 would cause an increased chance of error and confusion by both election workers and voters, and counties have no idea how much it will cost, since we have just received the redistricting map and haven’t had a chance to set our new precincts, so we don’t know how the precincts will line up with the special districts or schools.
Representatives,
ReplyDeleteMissoula County opposes HB 774: Generally revise election laws, up for second reading this morning on the House floor. This bill would move all elections to the primary and general election cycles, which would require a considerable update to all boards and other districts to align their terms to match this. Adding all board and other district elections to the primary or general cycle would require numerous ballot faces and pages, an increased chance of error and confusion by both election workers and voters, and the bill does not address implementation questions, such as if the length of the ballot could then be extended to account for these extra races.
Please oppose HB 774.
Representatives Hellegaard, Hopkins and Keogh,
ReplyDeleteMissoula County opposes HB 774: Generally revise election laws, up for hearing at 3 p.m. this afternoon in the House Appropriations Committee. This bill would move all elections to the primary and general election cycles, which would require a considerable update to all boards and other districts to align their terms to match this. Adding all board and other district elections to the primary or general cycle would require numerous ballot faces and pages, and the bill does not address implementation questions, such as if the length of the ballot could then be extended to account for these extra races. This bill also does not address all places in code necessary to implement what the bill intends to do, which makes it un-administrable. This bill seems to merely strike various areas about when an election takes place and inserts variations of “…[the election must be] held during the general election as described 13-1-104” over and over again.
HB 774 would cause an increased chance of error and confusion by both election workers and voters, and counties have no idea how much it will cost, since we have just received the redistricting map and haven’t had a chance to set our new precincts, so we don’t know how the precincts will line up with the special districts or schools.
Please oppose HB 774.
Representatives,
ReplyDeleteMissoula County continues to oppose HB 774, as amended: Generally revise election laws, up for second reading on the House floor this afternoon. This bill would require numerous ballot faces and pages, and the bill does not address implementation questions, such as if the length of the ballot could then be extended to account for these extra races. This bill also does not address all places in code necessary to implement what the bill intends to do, which makes it un-administrable. This bill seems to merely strike various areas about when an election takes place and inserts variations of “…[the election must be] held during the general election as described 13-1-104” over and over again.
HB 774 would cause an increased chance of error and confusion by both election workers and voters, and counties have no idea how much it will cost, since we have just received the redistricting map and haven’t had a chance to set our new precincts, so we don’t know how the precincts will line up with the special districts or schools.
Please oppose HB 774.