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Committee weighs moving write-in registration earlier in H.474 to ease clerks' workload
Summary
The Senate Committee on Government Operations discussed proposed changes to H.474 that would move the deadline for write‑in candidate registration earlier to give local clerks time to enter and verify names before election day.
The Senate Committee on Government Operations discussed proposed language for H.474 that would set a deadline for registering write‑in candidates for state legislative and statewide offices.
Deputy Secretary of State Lauren Hibbert told the committee that “we would ideally like the write in, registration deadline to be no later than, noon on Friday,” citing operational and cybersecurity concerns. Hibbert said many town clerks are not in their offices on election day and that clerks typically print tally sheets before…
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