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Committee approves bill to flag motor-voter registrations submitted with temporary credentials
Summary
Senate Bill 137 would require the BMV to flag voter registrations submitted with temporary credentials so county clerks can follow up and confirm eligibility; the committee approved the bill unanimously, 13-0.
The Elections and Apportionment Committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 137, a bill aimed at reducing inadvertent registration of noncitizens through motor-voter processing by flagging registrations submitted with temporary credentials.
Sponsor Senator Bechaczek (identified in the transcript as the bill’s presenter) told the committee the bill addresses cases where foreign nationals and visa holders lawfully obtain driver’s licenses and, through motor-voter processes, may be unintentionally registered to vote. Under the bill, temporary credentials presented at the Bureau…
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