SB 211 IN

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Allows a person who wishes to be a candidate for a pro tempore appointment to certain local offices or school board offices to file a declaration of candidacy with the chair of the caucus or the circuit court clerk. Requires a circuit court clerk to send a copy of a declaration of candidacy filed with the clerk to the chairman of the caucus on the same day the declaration of candidacy is received. Allows a notice of a caucus meeting to be rescinded if only one candidate seeks to fill a vacancy in a local office or a school board office held by a major party.

• Travis Holdman Republican · author
• Scott Baldwin Republican · author
• Matt Lehman Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 8, 2026 Authored by Senator Holdman · upper
2. Jan 8, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Elections · upper
3. Jan 12, 2026 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
4. Jan 15, 2026 Senator Baldwin added as second author · upper
5. Jan 20, 2026 Amendment #1 (Gaskill) prevailed; voice vote · upper
6. Jan 20, 2026 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
7. Jan 22, 2026 House sponsor: Representative Lehman · upper
8. Jan 22, 2026 Cosponsor: Representative Wesco · upper
9. Jan 22, 2026 Senator Gaskill added as coauthor · upper
10. Jan 22, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 56: yeas 35, nays 10 · upper
11. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to the House · upper
12. Jan 28, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment · lower