New GOP-led elections committee in Arizona House signals voting debate isn't over
Republicans in the Arizona House have created a new committee that will take a comprehensive look at how the state’s elections are run, another sign that the state’s debate over election policy didn’t end with the 2024 election.
GOP state Rep. Alex Kolodin will lead a panel called the House Ad Hoc Committee on Election Integrity and Florida-Style Voting Systems, according to an announcement Thursday, ahead of the Monday start of the new legislative session. Republicans have been saying for months that they want the state’s elections to be run more like Florida’s.
Kolodin said he believes that means quicker election results, cleaner voter rolls, and better security for mail-in ballots. But it’s already clear that not everyone will agree on the changes, or that such changes would make the state’s elections better.
Kolodin likes how Florida limits most mail ballot drop-offs on Election Day, for example, which is the main way the Sunshine State gets faster results. And he said he likes how Florida requires mail voters to provide an identification number. Democratic lawmakers and voting rights groups have not supported these proposals in the past.
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