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Committee approves amendment letting municipalities opt out of mandatory Saturday voting in some cases
Summary
The committee passed an amended version of House Bill 397 that clarifies when municipalities may opt out of mandatory Saturday early voting, and accepted an amendment changing a 60‑day reference to 45 days in the draft language.
The House Governmental Affairs Committee approved House Bill 397 as amended, clarifying the circumstances under which municipalities may opt out of mandatory Saturday voting.
Representative Fleming, presenting the bill, explained that municipalities may opt out of two mandatory Saturday voting days unless there are concurrent statewide or countywide elections. The committee approved an amendment offered during debate that changes a referenced period in the draft from 60 days to 45 days.
Members moved the bill by motion and second. After debate and the approved amendment, the committee took a voice vote and the bill as amended was passed and will return to the Rules Committee. No roll‑call tally was recorded on the voice vote in the committee minutes.
