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Omnibus election bill would codify multiple administration changes; clerks and associations back some provisions, flag others
Summary
House Bill 1679 packages many local election changes: closing elementary schools used as polling places, closing clerk offices to non-election duties on election day, paid time off for local employees who work polls, redistricting compliance requirements with financial penalties for noncompliance, new recount cost rules, and other administrative |
Senators heard House Bill 1679, an omnibus election measure covering a range of administrative topics including school usage as polling places, closure of clerk offices on election day, paid leave for local employees who staff polls, regular voter-list maintenance cadence, a redistricting-certification requirement for local governments, procedural-audit authority, and changes to recount-cost responsibility.
Brad King, Republican co-director of the Indiana Election Division, described the measure as an "election omnibus" that addresses recurring questions from counties, candidates and parties. King highlighted provisions clarifying the privacy of party-caucus documents, a default schedule for absentee-activity reports…
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