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Westerman and Griffin oppose federalizing vote-by-mail, call HR1 a nationalization of state rules
Office of the Governor of Arkansas (virtual town hall) · May 12, 2020
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Summary
During a virtual town hall, Rep. Bruce Westerman and Governor Tim Griffin said HR1 and federalized vote-by-mail would override Arkansas voter-ID rules and urged states to retain control of election administration.
Republican officials at the town hall criticized a package of House election measures commonly referred to as HR1 and argued against federalizing vote-by-mail in response to the pandemic.
Bruce Westerman characterized the House proposal as…
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