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Senate panel backs tighter rule to stop prefilled voter-registration forms, limits change to party field
Summary
The committee approved an amended bill that prohibits distribution of voter-registration applications that are prefilled and — after a negotiated change — specifically requires the form's party-affiliation field be delivered blank to the applicant.
The committee approved an amended bill that prohibits distribution of voter-registration applications that are prefilled and — after a negotiated change — specifically requires the form's party-affiliation field be delivered blank to the applicant.
Senator Ben Kroll, the bill sponsor, said the measure was intended to stop instances in which stacks of forms were prefilled and handed out at community events or party meetings, leaving applicants unaware that a party choice had already been marked on their behalf. "We've had instances where they will prefill it and that is something we…
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