BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana voters could have an easier time recalling elected officials, if lawmakers agree to a proposal advancing in the state House.
The rule-changing proposal from Covington Rep. Paul Hollis won support from a House committee without objection Tuesday. It heads to the full House.
Under current law, a recall petition must be signed by one-third of registered voters within 180 days to hold an election on whether to recall an elected official. In districts with fewer than 1,000 registered voters, the petition requires signatures from 40 percent of them.
Hollis’ bill would lower the signature threshold in larger districts, to 25 percent in districts with 25,000 to fewer than 100,000 registered voters and to 20 percent in districts with 100,000 or more registered voters.
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House Bill 272: www.legis.la.gov
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