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Senate approves one-week early voting framework after amendments and study debate
Summary
House Bill 15, establishing limited early voting with procedural safeguards, passed the Utah Senate after floor amendments that require polling places be in government buildings unless none are available; a motion to substitute for a statewide study failed. Final Senate tally: 23–1; bill referred to the House.
The Utah Senate on Friday passed House Bill 15, a measure to authorize limited early voting in a statewide experiment. The final Senate action followed lengthy floor debate, several amendments and a failed motion to replace the bill with a study-only substitute.
Senator Jenkins offered Amendment 4 to require that "each polling place is located in a government building or office unless no government building or…
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