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Committee adopts amendment to require prompt public notice of temporary polling locations
Summary
The State Elections Committee adopted an author's amendment to Senate File 600 requiring that cities and counties post updates about additional or temporary polling locations on their websites within five days; the bill as amended was laid over for possible inclusion.
The State Elections Committee voted to adopt an author's amendment to Senate File 600 that would require cities and counties to post timely public notice when they designate additional or temporary polling locations.
The change, adopted as the A2 amendment, directs municipal clerks and county auditors to update city and county websites “in a very timely manner,” and specifies that postings generally occur within one day but must not exceed five days after designation, according to the bill sponsor.
The amendment’s sponsor said the measure aims to increase transparency about where voters can cast ballots…
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