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House panel hears contrasting absentee ballot safeguards; Oklahoma official urges voter ID over signature checks
Summary
Representative Bice questioned two state election officials on absentee ballot verification, contrasting Oklahoma’s application, notary and ID-linked safeguards with Minnesota’s use of a driver's license/partial Social Security number, signature verification and a witness requirement. Officials defended layered checks.
Representative Bice, the representative from Oklahoma, used his allotted five minutes to press two state election officials on how their jurisdictions secure absentee ballots.
"We have no-excuse mail ballots, but you do have to apply still," said Mr. Schwab, describing Oklahoma’s process and emphasizing procedural safeguards intended to prevent counterfeit or improperly submitted ballots. Schwab said the state requires an application and checks including envelope-name matching and a driver's license number on the application, and that certain paper and barcode features prevent home-printed ballots from being…
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