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Committee rejects limited electronic ballot-return option for disabled voters
Summary
House Bill 488, which would allow certain disabled voters to return a voted ballot using an encrypted electronic transmission system, failed in committee amid security concerns and questions about alternatives already available.
House Bill 488, introduced by Representative Darling and summarized to committee staff by Miss Harden, would permit a disabled elector to return a voted ballot via an encrypted electronic transmission system approved by the Secretary of State under certain conditions and require the Secretary of State to adopt encryption and security standards for such systems.
Miss Harden told the committee, "House bill 488... allows a disabled elector to return…
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