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House approves consolidation of satellite voter‑registration agents, cutting in‑home days to one
Summary
The House passed HB 488 to consolidate voter‑registration agents and satellite offices, remove in‑home 'registration agents' inefficiencies and reduce in‑home last‑day registration from three days to one; floor amendments to require more city‑level locations were debated but failed. Final House vote: 71‑0.
The Utah House on Feb. 22 adopted House Bill 488, a measure sponsored by Representative Brian R. Allen that changes how local voter registration agents and satellite registration sites are designated.
Allen told the chamber the bill responds to inefficiencies in the existing system — including costly in‑home registration efforts and ADA access issues — by consolidating registration agents and providing for public satellite locations. 'It…
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