Carroll seeks election law change to extend run-off
Voters should get extra time to decide the winner of a run-off election, according to Assemblymember Robert Carroll, who said the state Assembly has passed a bill he sponsored to extend the time period from two weeks to three.
Under current state law, a runoff is held following a primary if no candidate garners at least 40 percent of the vote. The two top vote getters face each other in a runoff two weeks after the primary.
But Carroll said he thinks an extra week would greatly benefit voters.