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Panel questions AG office plan for civil 'election integrity' enforcement unit
Summary
HB1513, which would create an election-integrity unit in the attorney general’s office with a civil enforcement mechanism tied to existing criminal statutes, drew questions about overlap with prosecutors and civil penalties; public-comment opposition warned it could restrict voting access. The committee did not advance the bill.
House Bill 1513 would create an election integrity unit within the attorney general's office and authorize a civil cause of action tied to existing criminal election statutes, according to Alex Benton with the attorney general's office.
Benton said the bill does not…
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