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Mercer seeks regular tallies during 30-day veto-override polls
Summary
Representative Bill Mercer introduced a bill to require the secretary of state to post ongoing vote tallies during 30-day veto-override polls so sponsors can see how override ballots are arriving; supporters called it a transparency measure and proponents said it would help sponsors target outreach.
Representative Bill Mercer (House District 52, Billings) told the Legislative Administration Committee that House Bill 539 would require the secretary of state to post periodic tallies as ballots arrive during the 30-day period used for veto-override polls.
Mercer said the current process leaves sponsors in the dark until the final day: "the secretary of state collects those ballots over a 30 day period and then presto change on day 30 you find out whether you have…
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