Alaska Governor Vetoes Election Reform Bill Because of ‘Significant Operational Burdens’

Alaska Governor Vetoes Election Reform Bill Because of ‘Significant Operational Burdens’

Alaska Gov. Michael Dunleavy in Washington on Oct. 29, 2019. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a major election reform bill on April 30, arguing that it would place “significant operational burdens” on the state’s Division of Elections months before high-stakes statewide and federal contests.

The bill, at least a decade in the making, sought to allow absentee and other ​voters to track their ballots and see when they had been received and ​counted.

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Original News Source Link – Epoch Times