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Committee approves technical update to ballot-initialing procedure and moves bill to General Register

2783756 · March 26, 2025

Summary

House File 2595 updates the statute governing how election judges initial ballots to allow judges to initial either side of the ballot rather than only before issuing a ballot; the committee referred the bill to the General Register after brief discussion.

Chair Quam moved House File 2,595, a technical update to the ballot-initialing procedure used by election judges. The proposed change would allow election judges to initial either side of a ballot rather than requiring initials to appear on a particular side — a statutory update the presenter said reflects changes in ballot production since 1981.

Committee members described the change as noncontroversial and the motion to refer the bill to the General Register prevailed by voice vote. Nicole Freeman of the Secretary of State’s office was present for questions but the committee had none.

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