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‘Ballot harvesting’ bill stalls in House amid opposition
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The second-most powerful member of the House took the unusual step on Thursday of sending his own bill to be amended after a debate on the House floor tilted toward almost certain defeat.
Republican House Majority Leader Mike Moyle made the move on his proposed law that would make it a felony in Idaho for a third party to collect and return multiple ballots to election officials.
But lawmakers from across the spectrum blasted the bill as criminalizing family members for dropping off ballots. They also said it would make it more difficult for people living in remote areas to vote as well as people living in assisted living facilities.
Bill to make permanent absentee ballot changes advances
By KEITH RIDLERFebruary 12, 2021 GMT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) Legislation to make permanent changes in Idaho’s absentee ballot counting procedure headed to the full Senate on Friday.
The Senate State Affairs Committee unanimously approved the measure intended to speed absentee vote counting, which was used in the last general election and spurred by the coronavirus pandemic.
Lawmakers during an August special session approved a law allowing the opening and scanning of absentee ballots beginning seven days before Election Day. It passed unanimously in both the House and Senate and was signed into law by Republican Gov. Brad Little. But that law expired Dec. 31.
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February 12, 2021 9:40 AM Associated Press
John Locher
FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, a county election worker scans mail-in ballots at a tabulating area at the Clark County Election Department in Las Vegas.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) The second-most powerful member of the House took the unusual step on Thursday of sending his own bill to be amended after a debate on the House floor tilted toward almost certain defeat.
Republican House Majority Leader Mike Moyle made the move on his proposed law that would make it a felony in Idaho for a third party to collect and return multiple ballots to election officials.