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Bill would require local election boards to post agendas, livestream and archive meetings
Summary
Members of election‑reform and journalism groups urged the committee to advance HB 412, which would require local boards of elections to publish meeting materials 48 hours in advance, livestream open meetings and maintain five‑year archives; counties raised IT‑cost and broadband concerns.
Delegate Korman presented House Bill 412, the Local Board of Elections Transparency Act, asking the committee to extend to local boards many transparency practices already required of the State Board of Elections. The bill would require local boards to publish meeting agendas, written testimony and final materials on their websites at least 48 hours before meetings; livestream open meetings; and keep archives of recordings for five years. The bill would also require local canvassing livestreams around…
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