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House passes bill to let lieutenant governor and clerks adjust voting during declared emergencies
Utah House of Representatives · February 8, 2013
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Summary
HB 82 authorizes the lieutenant governor, in coordination with local election officials, to change voting times, locations or methods during declared emergencies to preserve voter access; sponsors cited Hurricane Sandy and local evacuations as rationale.
The House approved House Bill 82 to give the lieutenant governor and local election officials authority to designate alternate methods, times or locations for early voting and election-day operations during an officially declared emergency.
"What this bill does is it authorized lieutenant governor…
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