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Veterans and Legal Affairs committee tables bill to expand municipal absentee ballots for military and overseas voters
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The Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs on Monday tabled LD 1148, which would have required municipalities to provide local ballots to the Secretary of State so uniformed service and overseas voters could receive municipal absentee ballots when municipal and statewide elections coincide.
The Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs on Monday tabled LD 1148, a bill that would require municipalities holding municipal elections on the same day as statewide elections to provide local ballots to the Secretary of State so that uniformed service and overseas (UOCAVA) voters could receive municipal absentee ballots through the Secretary’s office.
Committee chair Rep. Laura Csupica, House Chair of Veterans and Legal Affairs, opened the work session and asked the committee analyst, Ms. Olsen, to present the bill and related materials. Ms. Olsen summarized the proposal: it would direct municipalities to provide a copy of their local ballots to the Secretary of State, allow UOCAVA ballot applications to remain valid for 18 months for municipal elections held with statewide contests, and authorize the Secretary of State to…
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