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Senate debates bill to create voting-equipment commission and set aside $2.5 million for county purchases
Summary
House Bill 16 would create a commission to recommend uniform voting equipment and makes a $2.5 million appropriation to assist counties; senators raised concerns about funding before study and about cost, certification and vote integrity.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate debated House Bill 16 on the floor, which would create a commission to recommend what voting equipment counties should purchase and include a $2.5 million appropriation to help counties buy that equipment.
Sponsor Senator Dayton said the commission is intended to encourage uniformity across counties and that the appropriation is designed to fund up to 25 percent of equipment costs — not to mandate a specific product. "It doesn't mandate that it has to be electronic…
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