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County elections officials urge repeal of continuous-count requirement to avoid fatigue errors
Summary
Multiple county elections administrators and the bill sponsor told the committee House Bill 187 would let counties pause overnight tabulation to reduce errors, recruitment problems and overtime costs tied to continuous counting on election night.
Representative Bob Carter, sponsor of House Bill 187, told the committee the bill would remove the statutory requirement that counties continuously tabulate ballots on Election Day. “This is just crazy,” Carter said after describing long overnight shifts he observed; he argued the change would reduce errors caused by fatigue.
Nut graf: County elections administrators from Missoula, Lewis and Clark, Gallatin and other counties testified in favor of the bill, saying continuous-count requirements led to extended overnight…
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