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House advances broad elections bill with procedural changes and protections for election workers; amendment to bar removed local officials fails
Summary
Representative (Carroll), the bill sponsor, described House Committee substitute for House Bill 507 as a broad elections bill with multiple changes to filing, provisional ballots, absentee procedures and protections for election authorities.
Representative (Carroll), the bill sponsor, described House Committee substitute for House Bill 507 as a broad elections bill with multiple changes to filing, provisional ballots, absentee procedures and protections for election authorities.
Key provisions explained on the floor included allowing filing notices to be transmitted by email; adjusting candidate filing dates so they do not fall on holidays; moving military and overseas voters who wish to register and vote on election day to county election offices (rather than precinct polling places); expanding provisional ballots to be available in all elections; keeping a…
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