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Committee hears bill to end hand-stamping by allowing printed 'official ballot'
Summary
Senate Bill 242 would let election officials print an 'official ballot' designation rather than hand-stamping each ballot; county clerks and tribal election administrators said the change would save hours of manual work and reduce human error.
Senator Wendy McCain opened the hearing on Senate Bill 242, describing it as a narrow change to the ballot form and uniformity requirements that would allow the words "official ballot" to be printed in a uniform location on ballots instead of being hand-stamped by clerks.
Supporters told the House State Administration committee the change is procedural…
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