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House approves changes to poll-watcher access after hours of debate
Summary
The Utah House on Feb. 19 passed Third Substitute House Bill 150, which clarifies counting poll-watcher access to counting rooms and adds posting and procedural clarifications; the measure passed 44-25 after floor amendments and debate over whether access should be discretionary or guaranteed.
The Utah House voted 44-25 on Feb. 19 to pass Third Substitute House Bill 150, a measure that clarifies counting poll-watchers' rights to access counting rooms and adds procedural protections and signage for election sites. Representative J. Morgan Philpott, the bill sponsor, told colleagues the change was intended to "clarify some rights for a county poll watcher" after testimony in committee that some election officers had limited watchers' access to counting areas.
Philpott walked the House through the bill's key change on the floor, pointing members to the election code and arguing the change restores…
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