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County clerks press for short notice and warn of security risks as committee adopts senate position on voting-equipment testing
Summary
In a conference committee on Senate File 2028, county clerks urged keeping a 2-day notice for voting-equipment testing and warned that larger public observer limits could threaten security; the committee adopted the senate position after a roll-call vote.
A conference committee on Senate File 2028 heard competing views on how much public notice and how many observers should be permitted for voting-equipment testing, and approved the conference committee report aligning with the senate position.
Mary Langford, representing the county clerks of the state of Wyoming, told the committee that a two-day notice requirement is necessary because last-minute logistical issues — missing ballots, delayed test decks or weather — can force clerks to test equipment very close to an election. "Security for our equipment and for our testing and our election are paramount," Langford said, while also…
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