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Senate passes equipment to register voters at driver-licensing; requires county funding considerations
Summary
Lawmakers approved a substitute to allow voter registration at driver-licensing offices while several senators pressed for clarity about costs to county clerks and appropriations; a separate bill tightened disclosure for factory 'buyback' vehicles and passed unanimously.
The Utah Senate approved a substitute to Senate Bill 142 — a 'motor-voter' provision to permit voter registration at driver-licensing facilities — after extended floor debate over fiscal effects on county clerks.
Sponsor Sen. Millie Peterson said the measure would enfranchise many who renew drivers’ licenses and called the mechanism a low-cost registration tool compared with alternatives. Peterson cited cost comparisons, saying one analysis priced motor-vehicle-based…
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