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Committee advances bill allowing voters with children under 2 to skip to front of the line
Summary
House Bill 502, presented by Rep. Draper, would allow voters accompanied by a child under age 2 to go to the front of the line during early voting and on election day; the committee voted to report the bill favorably by voice vote.
Rep. Draper told the Governmental Affairs Committee HB 502 would "take the wait time guessing game out of voting for people with very small children," allowing people with a child under age 2 to move to the front of the line as a courtesy similar to accommodations already extended to voters with disabilities and older voters.
He noted the bill has bipartisan support and has passed this committee unanimously in previous sessions. After brief comment, Rep. Bazemore offered a motion to "do pass," the committee seconded, and a voice vote carried with the chair declaring the motion carried.
No roll-call or fiscal impacts were recorded in the transcript.
