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Committee introduces RS32734 to add inside-envelope ID checks for absentee ballots
Summary
The committee introduced RS32734, which would change absentee ballot processing by requiring identifying information (driver's license or ID number, last four of Social Security, date of birth) on an inner envelope so clerks can verify voters before opening ballots; sponsors estimate a $4,000 cost.
The State Affairs Committee introduced RS32734 after a presentation from Representative Mike Moyo (District 10) explaining a proposal to change the absentee ballot envelope process so that clerks could verify a voter's identity without exposing identifying information to the public.
Under the RS as presented, voters returning absentee ballots would place the voted ballot in a sealed inner envelope and place that inside an outer envelope that includes identifying data the clerk would use during verification. The bill would require voters to include a signature plus an identifier such as the voter's driver's license or state ID number,…
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