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Committee rejects bill to make jails satellite polling locations for eligible detainees
2764991 · March 25, 2025
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Summary
Senate Bill 12 28, which would allow in-person voting inside jails for eligible detained voters, failed in committee on a 3–5 vote; supporters argued it modernizes access for pretrial detainees while opponents raised fiscal and logistical concerns.
Senate Bill 12 28, sponsored by Sen. Oliver, would have allowed local election officials to establish in‑person satellite polling inside jails for people who remain eligible to vote (pretrial detainees and those serving misdemeanor sentences). The committee rejected the…
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