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House advances legal protections for private polling locations, passes HB 6-13
Summary
The Idaho House suspended its rules and passed House Bill 6-13 to limit certain civil liability for election workers, volunteers and nonprofit polling locations used for election-day activity; the measure passed on a 68–0 recorded tally with two members absent.
The Idaho House of Representatives on Feb. 13 moved quickly to adopt a bill intended to reduce liability concerns for private sites used as polling places.
Sponsor remarks: Representative (speaker 11) told colleagues HB 6-13 would limit civil liability for election workers, volunteers and nonprofit hosts when activity is related to election day and would allow county clerks to submit a list of private polling locations to be covered…
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