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Committee rejects bill to double ballot-marking time after fiscal and logistical concerns
Senate State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs Committee · March 14, 2019
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Summary
A proposal to increase the statutory voting time at ballot-marking devices from five to ten minutes was opposed by county election officials who warned of large, unplanned costs to purchase machines and staff and of longer lines; the committee failed to advance the bill.
The Senate committee considered House Bill 1503, a one-line change to increase the time allowed at a ballot-marking device from five minutes to ten minutes, but the measure failed to pass.
Sponsor supporters said the change would help voters confronted with long ballots and new technology. Stuart Soffer,…
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