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HB 2287 Absentee voting; alternative procedures to expedite counting.

Introduced by: Vivian E. Watts | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Absentee voting; alternative procedures to expedite counting preparations.  Authorizes the electoral board to give the general registrar the option to expedite preparations for counting optical scan absentee ballots returned by mail. The board can authorize verifying completion of the required affirmation, marking the pollbook, and inserting ballots in optical scan equipment in the presence of officers of election representing both parties without initiating any vote counts. Prohibits persons present during the preparations from disclosing any information concerning the ballots.  This bill is identical to SB 1334.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Absentee voting; alternative procedures to expedite counting preparations.  Authorizes electoral board to give general registrar the option to expedite preparations for counting optical scan absentee ballots returned by mail. The board can authorize verifying completion of the required affirmation, marking pollbook, and inserting ballots in optical scan equipment in presence of officers of election representing both parties without initiating any vote counts. Prohibits persons present during the preparations from disclosing any information concerning the ballots.  This bill is identical to SB 1334.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Absentee voting; alternative procedures to expedite counting preparations.  Authorizes electoral board to give general registrar the option to expedite preparations for counting optical scan absentee ballots returned by mail. The board can authorize verifying completion of the required affirmation, marking pollbook, and inserting ballots in optical scan equipment in presence of officers of election representing both parties without initiating any vote counts. The measure requires registrars who discover missing affirmations more than two weeks before election day to attempt to notify voters to give them an opportunity to correct the deficiency.