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Utah House passes voter identification bill after extended debate
Summary
The Utah House on Feb. 23, 2009 passed first substitute House Bill 126, a voter-identification measure, by 51-22 after adopting amendments that remove a requirement that poll workers record the type of ID shown and allow provisional voters five business days to verify ID.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House of Representatives passed first substitute House Bill 126 on Feb. 23, 2009, approving a voter-identification law on a 51-22 vote and sending the measure to the Senate. The bill, as amended, requires voters to show identification at polling places but removes a provision forcing poll workers to record the specific form of ID shown.
Representative Dawe, the bill sponsor, said the amendment to strike the requirement that clerks write down the form of identification keeps the bill simpler while maintaining the requirement that a voter who…
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