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Subcommittee approves bill to give certain voters priority at polls; age threshold lowered to 70
Summary
House Bill 324 would provide preference during early and regular voting for people who are blind, deaf, amputees, pregnant, accompanied by young children or by children with special needs, and older voters. The subcommittee approved the bill with an amendment lowering the age threshold to 70.
Representative Ray Martinez presented House Bill 324, a committee substitute aimed at creating preferential treatment during early and regular voting for specified voters. “Basically, what this is is preference of treatment during advance and regular voting for certain hours of, people that are blind, deaf, amputee, pregnant, accompanied by children of 5 years and younger, and accompanied by children with special needs regardless of age and 75 years and older,” Martinez said.
Supporters told the subcommittee the measure is intended to…
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