H03192021 Regular Session
Amends existing law to provide for city officer elections in even-numbered years, to provide for the transition of certain city elections from at large to by district, and to revise provisions regarding the redistricting of city council districts.
ELECTIONS -- Amends existing law to provide for city officer elections in even-numbered years, to provide for the transition of certain city elections from at large to by district, and to revise provisions regarding the redistricting of city council districts.
ELECTIONS
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
To increase voter participation in municipal elections, this legislation moves elections of all city officers, mayors, and municipal bonds and levies to even-numbered years on the November general election ballot.Voter turnout is significantly higher in even-year elections.
HOW THEY VOTED
house Chamber· May 5, 2021
House Third Reading
✓ Passed
41 Yea
21 Nay
7 absentPassed by 28.99 votes
YEA (41)
RBarbara EhardtHD-033ARBen AdamsSD-012RBrandon MitchellHD-006BRBrent CraneHD-013ARBruce SkaugHD-010BRCaroline TroyHD-005BRChad ChristensenHD-032BRCharlie ShepherdHD-007BRCodi GallowaySD-015RDavid CannonHD-030ARDorothy MoonHD-008BRDoug OkuniewiczSD-003RGary MarshallHD-030ARGayann DeMordauntHD-014BRGregory FerchHD-021BRHeather ScottHD-002ARJames HoltzclawHD-020BRJason MonksHD-022BRJim AddisHD-004ARJoe PalmerHD-020ARJohn Vander WoudeHD-022ARJudy BoyleHD-009BRJulianne YoungHD-030BRJulie YamamotoHD-011ARKarey HanksHD-035ARMarco EricksonHD-033BRMatthew BundyHD-008ARMegan BlanksmaHD-008BRMike MoyleHD-010ARPaul AmadorHD-004BRPriscilla GiddingsHD-007ARRon MendiveHD-005ARRonald NateHD-034BRRyan KerbyHD-009ARSage DixonHD-001BRScott BedkeHD-027ARSteven HarrisHD-021ARTammy NicholsSD-010RTony WisniewskiHD-005BRVito BarbieriHD-003ARWendy HormanHD-032B
NAY (21)
DBrooke GreenHD-018BDChris MathiasHD-019BDColin NashHD-016BRDustin ManwaringHD-029ARFred WoodHD-027BRGreg ChaneyHD-010BDIlana RubelHD-018ADJohn GannonHD-017ADJohn McCrostieHD-016ADLauren NecocheaHD-019ARLaurie LickleyHD-025ARLinda HartgenSD-025RMarcus GibbsHD-032ARMike KingsleyHD-007ADMuffy DavisHD-026ARRick YoungbloodHD-012BRRod FurnissHD-031BDSally TooneHD-026BRScott SymeHD-011ADSteve BerchHD-015ADSusan ChewHD-017B
LATEST ACTION
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2021
- Chamber
- house
- Status date
- May 5, 2021