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House votes 69-1 to pass no‑excuse absentee ballot bill after amendment
Summary
The Utah House passed an amended House Bill 9 to allow no‑excuse absentee voting and give county clerks an option to administer small precincts entirely by absentee ballot; the amendment clarified timing and information-release rules. The bill will be sent to the Senate.
Representative Agard moved to uncircle House Bill 9 and described it as a no‑excuse absentee voting bill that would allow any registered voter to use an absentee ballot and would let county clerks administer a precinct entirely by absentee ballot where 500 or fewer voters are registered. He said the change grew out of summer interim work and county clerk input.
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