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Committee advances House Bill 67 to make accessible voting equipment permanent; members note costs and rollout concerns
Summary
The Election Law Committee voted to advance House Bill 67, making the state’s accessible voting system permanent and directing the Secretary of State to finalize vendor replacement and sharing agreements.
The Election Law Committee voted to advance House Bill 67, which would make the state’s pilot for accessible voting equipment permanent and preserve an arrangement for the Secretary of State’s office to share state-owned accessible voting devices with towns and schools.
Representative Robert Wherry introduced the measure as a transition from a pilot program that had placed the state’s “one4all” accessible machines in local elections. The deputy secretary of state, Erin Hennessy, told senators the equipment the state currently uses is serviceable but “a little bit clunky” and difficult for election officials to set up; the office has issued a request for proposals and aims to replace the…
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