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Committee approves trigger language bill to align mail-ballot receipt rules with possible Supreme Court decision
Summary
House Bill 908 contains trigger language that would change the deadline for accepting mail absentee ballots for statewide elections if the U.S. Supreme Court requires ballots be received by election day; the committee reported the bill out by voice vote.
Chair introduced House Bill 908 as containing trigger language tied to a pending U.S. Supreme Court case about receipt deadlines for mail absentee ballots. "That is up for, review by the Supreme Court... this bill has trigger language in it that would move that, that would require those ballots to be received the day before election day," the chair said, explaining the bill would codify a new deadline across federal and statewide contests if the Court alters existing law.
Senator Fillegaine asked whether the bill was necessary since federal decisions can preempt state law; the chair replied that the pending case deals with federal elections and the bill would ensure a consistent standard for statewide contests. The committee voted to report the bill out by voice vote.
