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Bill to require mailed ballots be received by election day stalls after debate over disenfranchisement risk
Summary
SB 406 would require that ballots cast by mail be received by county election officials by election day (instead of being timely if postmarked by election day and received up to seven days later). The committee heard pro and con testimony and took no final vote; the bill remained in committee.
Senate Bill 406, authored by Senator A. Choi, would require that vote-by-mail ballots be received by county registrars by election day rather than be considered timely if postmarked by election day and received in the subsequent seven-day window. The committee heard proponents arguing the change would speed results and opponents arguing it would disenfranchise voters who rely on the postal service; no motion was made and…
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