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Local Government and Elections Committee, Missouri State Senate
The Local Government and Elections Committee is a standing committee of the Missouri State Senate.
Per Rule 25 of the Senate Rules, committees in the Missouri State Senate are appointed by the President Pro Tem.[1] Committees are appointed after the adoption of the Senate Rules at the beginning of the two-year General Assembly. Committee membership is to be as equal to the partisan balance of the chamber as possible.[2] The chair of a committee may appoint subcommittees with the committee's approval.[1] The President Pro Tem, the Majority Floor Leader and the Minority Floor Leader are considered members of all standing and statutory committees ex officio, but do not having voting power in any unless appointed to it proper.[2] Although not explicitly stated in the Senate Rules, the President Pro Tem has previously demonstrated a responsibility for filling vacancies in committees.[3]
See rules: List of Member, Officers, Committees and Rules of the Senate
Function
| “ | The Committee on Local Government and Elections shall consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to the county government, township organizations, and political subdivisions. The committee shall consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to election law.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Local Government and Elections Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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John Rizzo (D) left this committee on June 30, 2024. [Source]
2021-2022 legislative session
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Local Government and Elections Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Local Government and Elections Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Local Government and Elections Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • John Rizzo | • Dan Hegeman, Chair | |||
| • Scott Sifton | • David Sater, Vice chair | |||
| • Will Kraus | ||||
| • Gary Romine | ||||
| • Caleb Rowden | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Missouri Senate, "List of Member, Officers, Committees and Rules of the Senate," accessed Februrary 19, 2021 (Rule 25)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Missouri Senate, "List of Member, Officers, Committees and Rules of the Senate," accessed February 19, 2021 (Rule 26)
- ↑ Missouri Senate, "Capitol Briefing: Week of Jan. 13, 2014," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Missouri State Senate, "Local Government and Elections Committee," accessed February 25, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
