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Committee advances bill to mark noncitizen driver’s licenses, add provisional-vote process
Summary
The Committee on Elections voted to advance House Bill 24-48, which would require driver’s licenses issued to noncitizens to indicate that status and provide a provisional-ballot procedure for anyone presenting such a license who claims to be a U.S. citizen. Lawmakers debated amendments narrowing visual ID changes and clarified training and timing concerns.
The Committee on Elections on voice vote advanced House Bill 24-48 after adopting amendments that narrow how driver’s licenses for noncitizens would be marked and add a provisional-ballot process.
Mister Reviser told the committee the bill would “require the driver’s license [on] the face of the driver’s license to show whether the person is a citizen or a noncitizen.” The chair opened debate with an amendment that initially would have required noncitizen licenses to be vertical as an additional visual cue and would require poll workers to give a provisional ballot to any person who presents a…
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