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Committee backs bill to replace cardboard ballot boxes with tamper‑evident containers
Summary
The Senate Election Law committee recommended House Bill 1541 with amendments after the Secretary of State demonstrated a reusable plastic container prototype and senators discussed timing, funding and the 22‑month federal ballot retention requirement.
Representative Susan Porchelli told the committee that House Bill 1541 would start a secure container replacement program for storing marked ballots, specifying that containers be secure, durable, reusable, transportable, stackable and marked and that they be secured with locks and tamper‑evident sealers. "I request a vote of ought to pass to initiate the secure container replacement program," she said in opening remarks.
Secretary of State David Scanland demonstrated a plastic prototype the…
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