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Bill would let local officials post mail‑ballot plans online instead of filing with Secretary of State
Summary
Representative Lisa Teal told the Senate State Administration Committee House Bill 527 would require local election administrators to post written mail‑ballot plans on their own websites rather than submitting them to the Secretary of State.
Representative Lisa Teal, sponsor of House Bill 527, told the Senate State Administration Committee the bill would require local election administrators to post the written plan for any election conducted by mail on the administrator’s website — rather than filing that plan with the Secretary of State.
The bill, Teal said, was brought with support from the Secretary of State’s office and includes language allowing school districts without websites to post plans on social media or another public venue. "Some years, the secretary receives around 500 plans and…
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