Bill
Number: H.B. 2604
Borrelli
Floor Amendment
Reference
to: GOVERNMENT Committee amendment
Amendment
drafted by: Legislative Council
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1. Stipulates
that the terms of office for elected officials must be lengthened at the time
of consolidation to align with consolidated election dates.
2. Specifies
that a political subdivision is exempt from penalties for exceeding alternative
expenditure limitations only if the subdivision seeks voter approval of another
limitation at the next general election following consolidation.
3. Removes
specifications relating to alternative expenditure limitations expiring more
than one year following election consolidation.
4. Removes
the three-year limit for a political subdivision to get approval of a new
expenditure cap.
5. Modifies
the definitions of significant decrease in voter turnout and voter
turnout.
6. Requires
a county recorder to announce the implementation date of consolidation not more
than 90 days after the issuance of the official county canvass for an election.
7. Adds
a severability clause.
8. Makes technical and
clarifying changes.
Page 1, line 14, strike "office"
Strike line
15, insert "Most recent election in which the office of the
governor appeared on the ballot."
Line 20,
after "applicable" insert ",
or if no specific candidate race is prescribed by this section, the number of
ballots cast in that political subdivision or portion of a political
subdivision, as applicable, divided by the total number of active registered
voters in that political subdivision or portion of a political subdivision at
the election prescribed by this section"
Line 22,
after the quotation mark insert "; strike "a"
Between
lines 22 and 23, insert:
"Strike
lines 17 and 18, insert "the terms of office for elected
officials of the political subdivision shall be lengthened at the time of
consolidation to align with the consolidated election dates."
Line 20,
strike "in the three-year period immediately""
Strike line
24
Page 2,
strike lines 1 through 16, insert:
"Page
2, line 23, after "B" strike remainder of line
Strike lines
24 through 40, insert ", the political subdivision's voter‑approved
alternative expenditure limitation shall continue at the level established before
expiration and the penalties prescribed by section 41‑1279.07 do not
apply if the political subdivision seeks voter approval of an alternative
expenditure limitation at the next eligible regular election following
consolidation.""
Page 3, line
18, after "meeting" insert "held not more than ninety days after ISSUANCE OF the official county
canvass for an election"
Page
8, between lines 14 and 15, insert:
"Sec. 5. Severability
If
a provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held
invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the
act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and
to this end the provisions of this act are severable."
Amend title to conform