On April 1, Legislative Director Kevin Kinnally submitted written testimony to the Government, Labor, and Elections Committee in opposition to SB 255 – Voting Rights Act of 2026 – Counties and Municipal Corporations.
This bill creates a new State-law cause of action to challenge local election systems, exposing counties to significant litigation risk, costs, and court-ordered changes, without clear guardrails or a defined role for local governments in resolving concerns before litigation.
While counties remain committed to fair, representative elections and compliance with existing federal and state protections, SB 255 introduces a broad and uncertain legal framework that could expose local governments to significant litigation risk and costs.
Counties support fair and representative election systems and comply with
existing federal and state law. However, SB 255 creates a parallel enforcement framework that increases litigation exposure and costs without providing a clear, collaborative process for resolving concerns at the local level.
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