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Instead of eliminating the possibility of a runoff election after the May gubernatorial primary, the state might help local governments pay for the extra costs according to the bills sponsor in the House of Representatives. A proposal that would have eliminated the run-off was temporarily shelved today by a House elections panel. Now, lawmakers are considering a plan to keep the current law, which calls for a runoff 35 days after the May 22 primary if a single candidate does not get at least 40 percent of the vote. Under the plan, lawmakers would give local county governments the money to pay for administering a runoff according to Rep. Rick Nelson, D-Middlesboro the bill's sponsor.