Roster of public officials: local government.

Senator Weber Pierson’s measure would tie local government leadership changes directly to the state’s official roster by requiring the governing body of each city, county, or city and county, or their delegated entity, to submit an updated list of local elected or appointed officials to the Secretary of State within 120 days after every general election, for publication in the roster of public officials maintained by the Secretary of State. This ensures that post‑election changes are reflected in the public record that lists local leadership.

The core mechanism hinges on electronic submission to the Secretary of State, with the roster update drawn from the information described in the existing roster framework. The scope encompasses both elected and appointed local officials, and explicit examples such as the offices of the city clerk and the county administrator illustrate the intended breadth. The provision relies on the ongoing roster publication process rather than establishing a separate publication regime.

From a fiscal and administrative standpoint, the bill links potential local-cost reimbursement to the state’s mandate cost framework, should the Commission on State Mandates determine that state-mandated costs exist. There is no new appropriation named in the measure, and enforcement is not tied to explicit penalties within the bill text; instead, any financial relief would occur through the established mandated-cost reimbursement process if applicable. The Secretary of State would bear the operational burden of receiving updates and incorporating them into the roster.

In context, the proposal creates a recurring data-collection obligation for local governments and aims to improve the currency of publicly available information about local officials. It interacts with the existing roster infrastructure and uses electronic submissions to feed a centralized public record. Ambiguities remain regarding the exact data fields required, data standards, and privacy considerations, but the text positions the update as a routine post-election data refresh tied to the state’s official roster system.