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General Assembly Proposed Senate
Resolution No. 9
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 439
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
SEN. SAMPSON, 16th Dist.
RESOLUTION AMENDING THE RULES OF THE SENATE
CONCERNING A FINAL DECISION ON ELECTION CONTESTS.
Resolved by the Senate:
That the rules of the Senate be amended to provide that, whenever a 1
candidate for the Senate contests the results of an election for such 2
candidate's district, the majority leader and the minority leader shall 3
each appoint two members to form a committee to hold hearings, take 4
testimony and issue a formal and final decision on such contest in 5
accordance with the provisions of section 7 of article third of the 6
Constitution of the state, which process shall prohibit the Secretary of 7
the State from certifying the results of such election until such 8
committee has issued such final decision. 9
Statement of Purpose:
To amend the Senate rules to provide for an equally bipartisan
committee to decide Senate election contests.