Bill > HB4547

This bill aims to remove barriers for disabled voters by modifying existing voting procedures. It clarifies that voters who are residents of a state-licensed care facility do not need to provide identification when voting in person at their precinct. Additionally, the bill allows for a voter to be assisted by a person of their choice, with specific restrictions on who can provide assistance, and requires that any person assisting a voter take an oath to not influence the voter's choice. It also updates provisions regarding the challenging of absentee ballots, removing language that allowed challenges based on a voter not being "so illiterate" or "so physically disabled" as to require assistance, and instead focusing on whether the reason for assistance is legally sufficient and if an affidavit was properly provided. The bill also addresses situations where a voter's polling place is not accessible, allowing for registration transfers or the casting of a provisional ballot at an accessible location.

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