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Panel debates electronic ballot portal and tribal outreach requirements in SB 6035
Summary
SB 6035 would require regular county‑tribe outreach and authorize a secure electronic ballot return portal for certain voters; advocates for accessibility and tribal outreach supported the bill while the Secretary of State and security experts urged pilots and stronger cybersecurity safeguards before broad implementation.
Committee members heard competing arguments Jan. 20 over Senate Bill 6035, a proposed substitute that pairs a tribal‑outreach requirement with authorization for a secure electronic ballot return portal.
Staff described the bill’s key elements: county auditors must schedule meetings with federally recognized tribes in their counties in odd‑numbered years to discuss voting centers, ballot drop boxes and election operations; the Secretary of State must conduct biennial meetings with tribes; and the Secretary…
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