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Committee debates bill to tighten voter rolls and share cross‑state data; sponsor to redraft
Summary
Senator McKee and Secretary of State staff proposed legislation to improve voter‑roll accuracy through interstate matching and regular checks; senators pressed for clarity on timing, 'purge' procedures and third‑party registration language; sponsor agreed to revise and pull the bill for further work.
Senator McKee introduced legislation intended to improve the accuracy of Arkansas’s voter registration rolls by increasing information sharing with other states and automating matches against DMV and death records.
Shantel McGraw from the Secretary of State’s office said the goal is to identify voters who have moved or died so counties can keep rolls current and ensure voters receive the correct ballots. “This section…informing the voter…
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