Bill > HB05999

This bill proposes to create a new Bipartisan Legislative Commission on Elections and establish two pathways for enacting elections-related legislation. Under the first pathway, any proposed legislation that affects elections must be submitted to and approved by the new commission before it can be voted on by either chamber of the General Assembly. The alternative pathway allows such legislation to pass if it receives an affirmative vote from two-thirds of the members in both the Senate and House of Representatives. The primary goal of this bill is to ensure that elections-related laws have meaningful support from both major political parties, which is intended to promote fairness and reduce partisan conflicts in election policy. By requiring either commission approval or a supermajority vote, the bill seeks to create a more collaborative and consensual approach to changing election laws, potentially reducing the likelihood of controversial or unilateral changes to electoral processes.

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