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Poll‑watcher bill advances after tense debate over privacy, access and crowding
Summary
County clerks and party leaders clashed over LSO 45: clerks warned that one watcher per precinct per party could overcrowd vote centers and threaten voter privacy; party representatives said watchers build confidence. Committee approved the bill after amendments on designation and effective date.
County clerks told the Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee that proposed rules for poll watchers could create operational and privacy problems at large vote centers.
"To allow one per precinct for each party could result in more observers in a building than election judges or even voters," Fremont…
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