Members ask why amendment excludes protecting early and mail voting
Several committee members pressed sponsors on why HJR 9 focuses only on in‑person, election‑day photo ID and does not enshrine protections for early in‑person absentee voting or voting by mail, noting large numbers of voters use those methods.
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Members pointed out that a significant fraction of voters use early in‑person or mail voting—one member noted over 141,000 voters voted early in the last primary—and asked why the amendment would protect only in‑person election‑day voting. The sponsor responded that nothing in the amendment changes current practices for early or absentee voting and that the proposal is strictly limited to enshrining in‑person, on‑day photo ID requirements in the constitution.
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