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Senate committee advances bill to eliminate post‑election mail‑in ballot grace period over voting‑rights objections
Summary
After extensive opposition testimony from voting‑rights groups and local election officials, the Senate General Government Committee voted 4–2 to report Senate Bill 293 to Rules and Reference. Opponents said the bill would discard thousands of lawfully mailed ballots that arrived in the four‑day window used in recent elections.
The Senate General Government Committee advanced Senate Bill 293, which would remove the post‑election grace period for mail‑in ballots, by a 4–2 vote after hearing in‑person opposition from voting‑rights organizations and county election workers.
Senator Huffman moved to favorably report SB 293 to the committee on Rules and Reference; the clerk recorded a 4–2 vote in favor. Committee members held the roll open to allow additional members to record their votes. Earlier in the meeting the panel tabled an amendment (136‑1122) that would have directed a $10 million education allocation to inform voters about a shortened ballot‑receipt deadline;…
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