Election Law - Authority at Polling Places, Early Voting Centers, and Counting Centers - Revisions

Enrolled on 4/11/26

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From the Legislature

Requiring a police officer who is on duty at a polling place to obey the authority of a local election director; providing that in a polling place, a local election director has the authority to keep the peace and order the arrest of certain persons; requiring a local election director, while serving in a polling place, to protect certain rights of certain challengers and watchers; authorizing a local election director, while serving in a polling place, to deny admission of and eject certain challengers and watchers; etc.

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

40 Yea

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0 Nay

4 Not Voting

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3 Absent

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Calendar

Feb 25

1:00 PM

House Government, Labor, and Elections Hearing