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Bill would require a signed request to cancel voter registration, supporters say it protects voters
Summary
HB193 would add a requirement that voter-registration cancellation requests be signed by the elector. County election officials testified the change would align cancellation procedures with registration and improve verification; no opponents testified.
Chair Julie Darling opened the hearing on House Bill 193, which would add the word "signed" to the statutory requirement that an elector’s written request to cancel their voter registration be signed. "This is just a simple ask, just adding extra security and making sure that whoever is requesting the cancellation actually has the authority…
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