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House approves election-records retention bill after extended floor debate; sponsors say safeguards limit misuse
Summary
After extended floor debate and an unsuccessful motion to refuse concurrence, the Utah House concurred with Senate amendments to second substitute HB 2 63, which requires certain digital election records be retained and accessible for research for up to 12 years; the bill includes safeguards and options to use State Archives for preservation.
The House concurred with Senate amendments and passed second substitute HB 2 63 after extended floor debate that focused on retention and access to digital election records.
Sponsor Representative Thurston told the chamber the bill does not require counties to acquire new scanning equipment; it requires retention of digital copies where clerks already scan documents. The bill, as amended, permits counties to use the State Archives for preservation if they lack capacity.
Opponents urged caution on…
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