Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Committee backs bill banning pay or prizes for voter registration drive inducements
Summary
SB 398 would make it a crime to knowingly pay or offer money or valuables to induce registration or voting; committee passed the measure to the Committee on Public Safety after testimony citing recent national lottery-style inducements.
Senate Bill 398, authored by Senator Tom Umberg, was approved by the Senate Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments and ordered to the Committee on Public Safety after committee members voted to move the bill out of committee.
The bill would prohibit offering money or other valuable consideration to induce a person to register to vote or to vote, closing an identified loophole that proponents said had…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
