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Senator reintroduces bill to shorten voter-checklist verification period to five years
Summary
Sen. Kevin Avard refiled a bill to require verification of the voter checklist every five years instead of every 10; public sign-up showed more opposition than support and committee discussion included suggested timing tied to presidential-election years and caution on language.
Senate Bill 221, sponsored by Sen. Kevin Avard, would change the frequency of verification of the voter checklist from every 10 years to every five years.
"My constituents asked me to see if I can put this bill back in. It seemed like it passed the Senate, but it didn't pass the House. This bill basically changes the verification of the checklist, from every 10 years to every 5 years," Avard said when introducing the measure.
Committee members explored timing options. One senator proposed language tying verification to the year following a presidential election and looking back six years, noting that would cover two presidential elections plus multiple municipal and state elections; Avard said he was "easy" on timing and open to amendments. There was also a suggestion from members to hold the bill for an amendment so sponsors could coordinate wording with prior versions that had passed the Senate in an earlier session.
Public sign-up totals were read into the record as 7 in support and 81 in opposition. The committee moved to executive session for further consideration after the public hearing.
No committee vote outcome on the substantive change appears in the provided transcript excerpt.
