H-8061

   Amend House File 2406 as follows:
   1.  By striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting: 
   Section 1.  SCHOOL ELECTION VOTER PARTICIPATION TASK FORCE.
   1.  The secretary of state shall convene an intergovernmental task force to investigate voter participation rates at regular and special school elections and to make recommendations for raising voter participation rates at such elections.
   2.  The task force shall include the following members:
   a.  The secretary of state, or the secretary’s designee.
   b.  Four county auditors, two from counties with large populations and two from counties with small populations.
   c.  Two members who are members of the board of directors of a merged area.
   d.  A member of the board of directors of a school district with a large student population.
   e.  A member of the board of directors of a school district with a small student population.
   f.  Two members of the senate and two members of the house of representatives, serving as ex officio, nonvoting members. The legislative members of the board shall be appointed one each by the majority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the minority leader of the house of representatives.
   3.  The task force shall submit its recommendations to the governor and the general assembly no later than December 15, 2016.>
   2.  Title page, by striking lines 1 through 8 and inserting <An Act requiring the secretary of state to convene a school election voter participation task force.>

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HUNTER of Polk