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Committee approves 'poll watcher bill of rights' requiring training, badges and challenge rules
STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE · March 28, 2023
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Summary
House bill 1457 would standardize poll-watcher training, require name badges for watchers, and clarify challenge procedures; it also makes violations a class A misdemeanor. The committee passed the bill on a voice vote after a brief presentation from Representative Tony Furman.
Representative Tony Furman (House District 82) told senators that House Bill 1457 would create an Arkansas poll-watcher bill of rights by defining who may serve as a poll watcher, directing the State Board of Election Commissioners to provide online,…
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