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HB 2818 Polling place; allows no more than three representatives of each candidate to remain therein.

Introduced by: Mark D. Sickles | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Elections; polling place activities and restrictions; pollwatchers.  Allows officers of election discretion to permit up to three representatives of each party or candidate to remain in the polling place to observe the election in all cases. Present law requires allowing presence of at least one representative per party or candidate or, if the pollbook is divided into sections, one representative per section not to exceed three representatives per party or candidate at the same time.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Elections; polling place activities and restrictions; pollwatchers.  Allows no more than three representatives of each party or candidate to remain in the polling place to observe the election in all cases. Present law provides for one representative or, if the pollbook is divided into sections, one representative per section not to exceed three representatives.