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Panel debates bill to codify an election integrity division inside the attorney generaloffice
Summary
Senate Bill 318 would create a permanent Election Integrity Division in the Office of the Attorney General; OAG witnesses described operational concerns about seasonality, while civil-rights groups and efficiency critics opposed enshrining the unit permanently.
Senate Bill 318, offered by Senator Creighton, would statutorily create an Election Integrity Division within the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). The author said the division would safeguard election integrity as a continuing priority regardless of who holds the attorney general's office.
Jeff Barr, chief of the OAGElection Integrity Division, and Brent Dupree, director of law enforcement for the OAG, appeared as resource witnesses. Barr described the officepractice since 1951 and explained the practical effects of the Stevens decision on the OAG's ability to prosecute election cases.…
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