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Bill would end requirement to post printed absentee voter lists at polling places
Summary
Representative Julie Darling sponsored HB167 to remove the statutory requirement to post printed absentee voter lists at polling locations; county clerks and the secretary of state’s office said electronic records and precinct registers make the printed reams largely unnecessary; an amendment was described as drafting cleanup and sponsor requested a due pass.
Representative Julie Darling introduced House Bill 167 to remove the requirement that election officials post printed absentee voter lists at polling locations and to give the change an immediate effective date.
Regina Plettenberg, Clerk Recorder and Election Administrator for Ravalli County, testified on behalf of the Montana Association of Clerk Recorders as a proponent. Plettenberg said the printed absentee book used to be…
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