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Last-Minute Legislation
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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Jun 15, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
During the last week of the 2020 legislative session a series of changes about absentee voting passes in the Senate, but the House changes the bill dramatically. A proposal titled "More Perfect Union" is drafted and passes unanimously in both chambers during one afternoon. And in the last 24 hours of the session a newly-introduced abortion restriction amendment passes. Also, the budget is amended with a new requirement about how county auditors must contact voters when there is incorrect voter identification information on absentee ballot request forms.
Released:
Jun 15, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (31)
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