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Committee weighs several election‑administration bills: records, UOCAVA access, online and DMV registration
Summary
Lawmakers heard multiple bills on records management (HB 11‑63), UOCAVA absentee‑list access (HB 13‑42), online/direct voter registration (HB 16‑78) and DMV registration (HB 1,600). The secretary of state and DMV described existing systems and urged careful drafting of any technical mandates.
CONCORD — The House Election Law Committee spent a sizable portion of its hearing on a cluster of bills aimed at modernizing election records and registration procedures, and on clarifying public access to certain absentee voter lists.
Al Brandano testified in favor of HB 11‑63 (a uniform election records management system), alleging what he said was an altered chain‑of‑custody document for returned recount ballots and noting he had filed a HAVA complaint. "That document was altered," Brandano said, pressing the committee for stronger paper‑trail protections.
Secretary of State David Scanlon answered that the office has upgraded systems in…
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