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Committee debates absentee ID rules, electioneering carve-out for public employees in SB213
Summary
Conferees discussed changes to absentee ballot application language and an amendment carving out a narrow factual-response exception for public employees; supporters said the underlying bill targets partisan electioneering while opponents warned about adding burdens for voters.
A committee of conference on Senate Bill 213 met to reconcile differing House and Senate amendments to absentee ballot and electioneering rules.
Conferees reviewed a draft amendment (identified in the record as 20252740S) that would change language on the absentee application form and remove the phrase “more likely than not” from form text while preserving that standard in law. The amendment also clarified…
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