SB 1: Omnibus Voter Suppression

  • Status: Passed both chambers
  • Position: Oppose
  • Bill Number: SB 1
  • Session: 87 (2)
  • Latest Update: August 6, 2021
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Summary

Oppose: This bill re-introduces a lot of the provisions of the voter suppression legislation from the regular session, including further restrictions on voting by mail, a ban on drive-thru voting, and the empowerment of partisan poll watchers.

Read our analysis of SB 1.

Update August 27, 2021: SB 1 was passed favorably by the Senate and sent to the House. The House Constitutional Rights & Remedies committee then held a hearing on Aug. 23 and voted in favor of the bill. It was then passed favorably by the full House.

Authors:
Sen. Hughes

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