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House narrows early voting minimum from 14 to 4 days for certain mail counties; H.B. 141 passes as amended
Summary
Lawmakers amended H.B. 141 to let municipal clerks in all-mail counties reduce the early-voting period and, after a floor amendment, changed the minimum early-voting days from 2 to 4; the amended bill passed 67–0 and now goes to the Senate.
The House debated H.B. 141, which would allow a municipal clerk or county election officer in a county conducted entirely by mail to reduce the early-voting period if they opt to do so.
Sponsor Representative Westwood described the proposal as offering flexibility for jurisdictions shifting to vote-by-mail and noted the logistical burden of maintaining a full 14-day…
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