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Committee reviews wide-ranging elections-bill changes; fusion (cross‑nomination) section removed for separate study
Summary
Committee members reviewed draft 1.7 of the miscellaneous elections bill, which includes definitions for overseas voters and electronic ballot delivery for address‑confidentiality participants, voluntary confidential demographic reporting for local candidates, campaign‑finance cleanups, petition deadlines, and a decision to remove the fusion (cross‑nomination) section for separate study.
The House Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee on March 13 reviewed a large set of amendments in draft 1.7 of the miscellaneous elections bill, addressing topics from electronic ballot definitions to candidate data collection, campaign‑finance terminology and write‑in deadlines.
Legislative counsel Tim Devlin walked the committee through multiple changes in the draft. Among the notable edits: a definition of "overseas voter" and a new authorization for voters participating in the Secretary of State's address‑confidentiality program to receive ballots electronically (definition and delivery only, not electronic return); a voluntary candidate demographic collection for local offices (excluding school boards) with a public‑records confidentiality exception and aggregate publication by the…
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