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Bill to tighten remote voting rules draws split testimony on accessibility and accountability
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CONCORD — The House Judiciary Committee heard House Bill 80, which would tighten rules for remote participation by public‑body members and bar remote voting except in emergencies.
CONCORD — The committee heard House Bill 80, introduced by Representative Mike Turcotte, which would narrow the circumstances in which members of a public body may participate remotely and would bar remote participants from voting unless an emergency exception applied.
Turcotte said remote participation has expanded since COVID and argued in‑person presence gives members a fuller sense of deliberations and allows caucusing and informal interactions that he said are essential. He proposed replacing the existing standard “not reasonably…
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