Bill summary (with bullet points added)
Relating to:
- various changes in the campaign finance laws;
- exemption of certain electors from the requirement to present proof of identification when voting in an election;
- identifying documentation to establish proof of residency for voter registration;
- recording the type of identifying document provided as proof of residence;
- limiting the times for voting by absentee ballot in person;
- the method of reporting election returns by municipalities;
- fees for election recounts;
- the method of recounting votes cast with automatic tabulating equipment;
- residency of election officials;
- recall petition requirements;
- the procedure for recounting ballots when electors voting in person are required to sign the poll list and fail to do so;
- challenging an elector's registration during recount proceedings;
- witness addresses on absentee ballot certificates;
- nominees submitted by the Government Accountability Board candidate committee;
- securing ballot containers;
- party representation for election officials serving at polling places;
- scheduling of referendums.
Related reading
ALEC Exposed: Democracy, Voter Rights, and Federal Power. (Center for Media and Democracy, 9/28/2012)Right-Wing Operatives Take Up ALEC's Voter Suppression Agenda. (Center for Media and Democracy's PR Watch, 4/19/2012)
Voter Suppression 101. (Center for American Progress. 4/4/2012)
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