The Senate State Affairs Committee has scheduled a hearing for 9 a.m., Monday, March 10, to hear a number of bills, including SB 875 (Birdwell), which would create a Class A misdemeanor for superintendents and trustees who engage in electioneering to include use of district email/phone, district mailing lists, or meetings organized by or held at the district. (Class A misdemeanors carry a punishment of a fine up to $4,000 and/or up to a year in jail.)
The bill would also create a Class B misdemeanor for the chief administrator of a campus if they knowingly permit the posting of political signs on the premises for longer than 48 hours during any time other than early voting or Election Day if the site is being used for voting. (A Class B misdemeanor carries with it a punishment of up to $2,000 and/or up to 180 days in jail.)
