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House committee advances bill to tighten voter-list cancellations, require verification
Summary
The committee reported House Bill 2276 with a substitute, 13-6, sending the measure to Appropriations. The bill adds verification steps and notice before cancelling registrations based on interstate matches, felony records or adjudications of incapacity, and would create FOIA-accessible records for cancellations.
The House Privileges and Elections Committee voted, 13-6, to report House Bill 2276 with a substitute and refer it to the Appropriations Committee. The bill, carried by Chair Price, would require the Department of Elections and local registrars to take additional verification steps and provide notice before cancelling voter registrations identified as deceased, adjudicated incapacitated, moved out of state, or listed as having a new felony conviction.
Chair Price said the bill aims to protect eligible voters from erroneous purges while preserving the goal of maintaining accurate rolls.…
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