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Clerks and moderates back move to accept absentee ballots through close of polls; clerks ask for short buffer
Summary
Representative Jim Maggiore proposed HB 136 to let clerks accept absentee ballots at polling places until polls close instead of a 5 p.m. statutory cutoff. Town clerks and municipal officials generally supported extension but asked for a short 'buffer' before closing to allow final processing.
Representative Jim Maggiore introduced HB 136 to extend the deadline for accepting hand‑delivered absentee ballots from 5:00 p.m. to the official close of polls. Maggiore said his bill responds to real‑world situations in which ballots handed to a family member or a friend arrive after the arbitrary 5:00 p.m. cutoff and thus cannot be accepted.
Town clerks and moderators endorsed the idea but urged a short…
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