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Committee endorses bill to limit delays in processing absentee ballots
Summary
House Bill 294 would remove a provision that allowed postponing processing of absentee ballots until after polls close; sponsors and election officials said the change prevents unnecessary delays and long hours for election volunteers.
Representative Gary Daniels, prime sponsor of House Bill 294, told the Senate committee the measure removes the first sentence of the RSA provision that permits postponing processing of absentee ballots until after polls close. Daniels said the current provision can significantly delay reporting results and impose substantial burdens on poll workers.
Daniels said Milford runs a large polling place with many…
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