Voters' Rights/Voter Suppression
House Elections Committee
Tuesday, 2 pm,
House Hearing Room 4 (could change)
Find All Elections Committee members
HERE.
The League SUPPORTS
SB1054
-- Ugenti-Rita
As amended, requires a
5-day “cure period” for those with disqualified ballots in a federal election (3 days for other elections). Allows
early ballots to be tallied beginning no earlier than 14 days before the election rather than 7 days before the election.
Our Stance:
A person's vote should count if at all possible. And this bill makes the process consistent across the state. (If there is a question about a person's signature, he/she can be contacted and the ballot fixed.) Allowing ballot counting to begin earlier will
increase efficiency of the election process without doing harm.
The League OPPOSES
SB1072
-- Ugenti-Rita
Requires ID for anyone who receive a ballot at polling location, including PEVL voters who have spoiled ballots and need a replacement. Also, allows an elector to update voter registration information at an on-site early voting location in a manner prescribed by the Secretary of State’s Instruction and Procedures Manual.
Our Stance:
League does not believe PEVL voters who has signed their envelopes as their form of ID, should be required to provide another form of ID.