| SB 0167 | Modifies jurisdiction for election contests involving the offices of circuit and associate judge |
| Sponsor: | Russell | |||
| LR Number: | 0170S.02I | Fiscal Note: | 0170-02 | |
| Committee: | Financial and Governmental Organization, Veterans' Affairs & Elections | |||
| Last Action: | 02/17/03 - Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Org., | Journal page: | ||
| Veterans' Affairs & Elections Committee | ||||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 2003 | |||
SB 167 This act provides that in any election contest for circuit or associate judge, regardless of whether the contest involves qualifications, irregularity or other cause and whether it is in a primary or general election, the petition must be filed in and heard by an adjoining Circuit Court.
If a petition contesting any election is filed in an
incorrect circuit, the court in which it is filed shall have
jurisdiction to transfer such case to the correct Circuit Court.
JIM ERTLE