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Committee sponsors pen-and-paper ballot bill after debate over timing and local impacts
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The Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee voted to sponsor 26 LSO 0040, a bill to require pen-and-paper ballots, after members debated effective dates and operational impacts on Laramie County.
The Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee voted to sponsor 26 LSO 0040, a bill to require paper ballots that are hand-marked with pens, after extended discussion about effective dates and county-level implementation.
Committee members debated whether the law should take effect immediately upon the governor’s signature or be delayed to give county clerks more time. Senator Bullock moved to sponsor the draft; Senator Bullock’s motion was seconded and put to a roll call. Opponents cautioned the change could “completely upend Laramie County's elections,” citing an email from Deborah Lee, Laramie County clerk, read into the record by lobbyist Mary Langford. Langford quoted Lee as saying the county would need additional equipment, storage and staff and that “this would be a significant increase in cost…
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