ASSEMBLY ACTION Initial and Date |SENATE ACTION Initial and Date
Adopted Lost | Adopted Lost
Concurred In Not |Concurred In Not
Receded Not | Receded Not
Amend section 1, page 1, line 2, by deleting “8,” and inserting “7,”.
Amend sec. 2, page 1, line 4, by deleting “8,” and inserting “7,”.
Amend sec. 2, page 1, line 6, by deleting:
“3, 4 and 5” and inserting:
“3 and 4”.
Amend sec. 3, page 1, line 9, after “causes” by inserting:
“, by death or disappearance,”.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 5 and renumbering sections 6 through 10 as sections 5 through 9.
Amend sec. 6, page 2, by deleting lines 3 through 16 and inserting:
“Sec. 5. 1. In the event of a vacancy in the office of Representative in Congress, the Governor shall, within 7 days after the event giving rise to the vacancy, issue an election proclamation calling for a special election to fill the vacancy. The Governor shall specify the date of the special election in the proclamation. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the election must be conducted:
(a) As soon as practicable after the issuance of the proclamation;
(b) On a Tuesday; and
(c) Not more than 180 days after the issuance of the proclamation. If the vacancy is caused by a catastrophe, the election must be conducted not more than 90 days after the issuance of the proclamation.
2. A special election required pursuant to subsection 1 may be consolidated with a statewide election or local election scheduled to be conducted within 90 days after the issuance of the proclamation. The special election may be consolidated with a local election occurring wholly or partially within the same territory in which the vacancy exists only if the voters eligible to vote in the local election comprise at least 50 percent of all voters eligible to vote on the vacancy.”.
Amend sec. 7, page 2, line 18, by deleting “6” and inserting “5”.
Amend sec. 7, page 2, line 23, by deleting “293.204.” and inserting:
“293.204, which must be established to allow a sufficient amount of time for the mailing of election ballots.”
Amend sec. 7, page 2, line 34, by deleting “8,” and inserting “7,”.
Amend sec. 8, page 2, line 41, by deleting “8,” and inserting “7,”.
Amend sec. 9, page 2, line 44, by deleting “8,” and inserting “7,”.
Amend the title of the bill, second line, by deleting “Congress” and inserting:
“Congress; requiring that the election be held sooner”.
Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:
“SUMMARY—Provides for special election to fill vacancy in office of Representative in Congress. (BDR 24‑648)”.