Video & Transcript Research : 'scannable ballots'
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MN
AL
Bills:
HB63, HB19, HB80, HB41, HB20, HB60, HB100, HB71, HB91, HB93, HB63, HB19, HB80, HB41, HB20, HB60, HB100, HB71, HB91, HB93
Keywords:
paternity, child custody, joint custody, parental rights, family law, domestic violence, shared parenting, Ebony Alert, missing youth, public safety, law enforcement, racial equity, human trafficking, victim restitution, civil action, criminal prosecution, labor servitude, sexual servitude, class A felony, class B felony
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Department of Revenue shall develop and implement an electronic scanning system through which a scannable
- amend existing law to provide for elections, including an election with only two candidates on the ballot
- There's only two people on the ballot... Two people run for office.
- There's only two people on the ballot, and they both receive exactly the same number of votes.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part II) May 7th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Bills:
HB18, HB37, HB116, HB18, HB37, HB116, HB388, HB879, HB913, HB1151, HB2216, HB2358, HB2809, SB577, SB1590, SB1782, SB1887, SB2744
Keywords:
HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part I) May 7th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Bills:
HB18, HB37, HB116, HB388, HB879, HB913, HB1151, HB2216, HB2358, HB2809, SB577, SB1590, SB1782, SB1887, SB2744, HB18, HB37, HB116
Keywords:
rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services, financial stability, perinatal bereavement, healthcare, hospital training, bereavement support, maternal care, fetal demise, stillbirth, neonatal death, parent-child relationship, involuntary termination, family law, child welfare, child protection, HB 388, HB388
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- ballots.
- And so when those mail ballots are printed up, in addition to the ballot, the ballot style, and all of
- They are still assigned a ballot that has a ballot number. That ballot is sent to them, um.
- board will identify the unique code on each ballot and then compare the ballot, the code on the ballot
- ballot number 99.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- ballots.
- They got to get their ballot. >> So for getting the ballot, it...
- it into a ballot dropbox. Correct. it into a ballot dropbox. Correct.
- They got to get their ballot. ballot. ballot.
- , so the ballots are going to be ballot, so the ballots are going to be put<00:40:28.320>
in <00
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Casting provisional ballot requirement 3/9/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- the ability to cast a ballot. the ability to cast a ballot.
- states that have had absentee ballots. states that have had absentee ballots.
- <00:08:53.920>
Why provisional balloting balloting. Why provisional balloting balloting. - Provisional balloting does.
- Provisional balloting does. And for it. Provisional balloting does.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- , 17 ballots, and we have no idea where those ballots were being sent.
- , 17 ballots, and we have no idea where those ballots were being sent.
- ballots, and we have no idea where those ballots were being sent.
- of absentee ballots?”
- ballots um probably about 10,000 ballots ballots um probably about 10,000 ballots are<02:11:58.800
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Election Laws Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Election Laws
Transcript Highlights:
- And I said, 'Well, what about all those other ballots, those spoiled ballots?'
- away the ballot.
- Separated from the spoiled ballots on election day?
- We do currently have Vietnamese ballots, translations on the ballot based on the federal Voting Rights
- For example, ballot questions, even state ballot questions, when you read them...
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Election Laws held a hearing on several election-related bills, with most testimony focused on voting access, ballot administration, and election procedures. Senator Driscoll testified for S. 509, a Randolph home rule petition to require bilingual ballots in English and Haitian Creole, and Randolph officials and community members strongly supported it, saying it would improve access, confidence, and participation for Haitian Creole speakers. Other speakers, including advocates and residents, described language barriers as a form of voter suppression and urged favorable action.
Leader Donato testified on H. 822, which would remove the word “physical” from the absentee voting disability standard, and on a bill to raise the signature threshold for creating political designations and allow dormant designations to be dissolved. Senator Rausch testified on several bills, including one expanding the State Ballot Law Commission’s jurisdiction over presidential primary candidate placement and a broader elections infrastructure bill that would change registration deadlines, primary dates, reporting systems, ballot design, mail voting procedures, and voter outreach. Representative Cattelda also testified on a bill to rename the ballot title for governor’s councilor to “governor’s counselor.”
The Massachusetts Town Clerks Association, through Tom Joyce and Ben Kaufman, said it supported a number of the bills and offered local election administration expertise. Former Representative Lenny Mera and Sandra Cato testified for S. 536, a bill on accountability for defective and spoiled ballots, citing a disputed 2022 Revere recount and arguing that spoiled ballots should be documented and publicly inspectable so improperly rejected ballots are not lost. Emma Chinman of Partners in Democracy supported multiple reforms, including the elections infrastructure bill and a bill allowing unenrolled voters to serve on boards of registrars. After testimony concluded, the committee accepted written testimony by email and then adjourned without taking any votes.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Clarity on sample ballot mailings the goal of HF931 2/26/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- and absentee ballot sample ballots and absentee ballot applications<00:03:53.040>
when <00:03: - /c> it wasn't a ballot it was a ballot it wasn't a ballot it was a ballot application<00:10:09.240>
- Well, it says absentee ballot. Wouldn't necessarily affect a sample ballot.
- <00:19:39.480>
and ballot so it might say sample ballot and ballot so it might say sample- necessarily affect a sample ballot necessarily affect a sample ballot sample<00:19:54.440>
ballot
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Dec 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- But you also have a chance to cure your ballot or correct your signature or sign your ballot.
- In ballot education, we help people to understand the mechanics of their ballot because the ballot is
- In ballot education, we help people to understand the mechanics of their ballot because the ballot is
- Submit it to the red ballot box. You have churches and employers harvesting ballots.
- ballots.
Summary:
The committee held a work session on voting rights in the United States and Washington, beginning with testimony from Marissa Wright of Campaign Legal Center and David Montes of the ACLU of Washington. They described the federal Voting Rights Act’s main protections—preclearance, vote suppression, and vote dilution—and argued that Supreme Court decisions such as Shelby County v. Holder and Brnovich have weakened those tools. They said Washington should consider stronger state-level protections, including a preclearance program and broader safeguards against discriminatory voting practices. Members asked about Washington’s history of discrimination, voter roll purges, noncitizen registration, and remedies under the Washington Voting Rights Act, including ranked-choice voting and district-based systems.
The committee then heard from the Office of Equity and several commissions, which described their roles in advising state government and working with communities. They focused on the immigration sub-cabinet created under Executive Order 2509, saying it is intended to improve coordination across agencies, the legislature, the courts, and community organizations on issues such as data privacy, language access, health care, education, and accountability under the Keep Washington Working Act. Members asked about the use of NGOs, accountability for KWW violations, and the sub-cabinet’s goals, and the panel said the effort is meant to help government respond more quickly and collaboratively while centering immigrant, disability, LGBTQ, and other communities.
The final panel was from the University of Washington Elections Database Project, which presented data on vote-by-mail ballot challenges, cures, and rejections from 2020 to 2024. They reported that about 1.5% of ballots are signature-challenged in most elections, roughly 60% of challenged ballots are cured, and overall rejection rates are about 1% in general elections and 1.5% in primaries. The researchers said voters of color, younger voters, and some tribal-area voters experience higher rejection rates, and that differences appear tied to signature mismatch, language access, ballot timing, and familiarity with the system. In the last panel, Maria Fernandez and Vicki Frausto of EIA described voter education and civic engagement work in Yakima County and Sunnyside, including concerns about intimidation, language barriers, signature mismatch, and at-large election systems; they said stronger Washington Voting Rights Act protections would help communities elect candidates of choice. No votes were taken during the work session.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Elections Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- and put your ballot in.
- , if it was into place, take her ballot and scan a naked ballot in.
- And so once I vote in person and I get a ballot, the ballot that I got at home is no longer a valid ballot
- And so once I vote in person and I get a ballot, the ballot that I got at home is no longer a valid ballot
- That ballot would be assigned to them, and their vote-by-mail ballot would now be voided.
Summary:
The committee heard a long agenda of elections-related bills. It first approved three consent items: AB 808, AB 1029, and AB 1072. The committee then took up AB 1249, which would require non-Voter’s Choice Act counties to offer at least one Saturday early-voting location before statewide elections and allow in-person return of vote-by-mail ballots at designated county offices or satellite locations. Supporters said it would expand access for working voters and those with transportation barriers; some members raised concerns about ballot verification and added workload for rural counties. The bill passed the committee on a divided vote and was placed on call for absent members.
The committee next considered AB 25, a voter ID and election integrity measure that would require citizenship verification, government ID for voting, tighter voter-roll audits, and a 72-hour ballot-counting deadline. The author and supporters argued it would restore public trust and improve election integrity, while opponents from the League of Women Voters, ACLU California Action, labor groups, disability advocates, and others said it would restrict access, burden vulnerable voters, and amount to voter suppression. After extensive debate, the committee voted the bill out on a narrow split and kept it on call.
Members also approved AB 1164, which clarifies when voters are entitled to a replacement ballot and updates the Voter Bill of Rights language; AB 1441, which would create an independent citizens redistricting commission in Merced County despite opposition from the county board over cost and local control; and AB 16, which would clarify county election officials’ authority to begin processing vote-by-mail ballots earlier and clean up outdated code. The committee also heard AB 1411, which would require non-VCA counties to prepare voter education and outreach plans and use a Secretary of State template, with the sponsor saying it would improve voter information statewide.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- ballots um I believe their Town ballot ballots um I believe their Town ballot is<00:35:03.280>
- , either as spoiled ballots casted ballots or remaining ballots.
- <01:35:00.400>
casted <01:35:00.840>ballots either as spoiled ballots casted ballots- either as spoiled ballots casted ballots or<01:35:01.920>
remaining <01:35:02.239>ballots< - ballots, the number of absentee ballots not returned by a voter, the number of rejected absentee ballots
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 2/26/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- think of as a sample ballot.
- It says absentee ballot. It wouldn't necessarily affect a sample ballot.
- We've all been on sample ballots.
- think that that's actually a ballot think that that's actually a ballot they're<00:45:17.720>
- ballots ballots cast cast cast 93%<01:18:45.040>
of <01:18:45.320>ballots <01:18:45.840
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- ballots um I believe their Town ballot ballots um I believe their Town ballot is<00:35:03.280>
- , either as spoiled ballots cast or remaining ballots.
- <01:35:00.400>
casted <01:35:00.840>ballots either as spoiled ballots casted ballots- either as spoiled ballots casted ballots or<01:35:01.920>
remaining <01:35:02.239>ballots< - ballots.
Summary:
The House Election Law Committee held an orientation and then opened a public hearing on House Bill 67-FN-A, which would make permanent the use of accessible voting machines in local elections and provide funding for additional systems. The chair outlined committee procedures, noting a heavy workload of roughly 70 to 80 bills, mostly Tuesday meetings, likely time limits on testimony, and a default of executive session unless a bill is specifically noticed. Members and staff were introduced, and the Secretary of State’s office described its election-related responsibilities, including voter registration, cybersecurity, ballot-counting equipment, and the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) program.
Secretary of State David Scanlan and Deputy Secretary Aon Hennessy explained the current pilot program created by last year’s law, which requires accessible voting systems for local elections and allows the state to share machines with municipalities during the first half of 2025. They said the office has made hardware available, but towns have raised concerns about the speed of implementation and the cost of programming each election, especially for towns with multiple ballot questions. Scanlan said the state is also vetting longer-term options, including devices that could remain in polling places year-round, and suggested the committee consider delaying the bill’s effective date to January 1, 2026 to better align with implementation needs. Hennessy said the current state devices are older and complicated to reset for each election, and estimated programming costs could be about $600 for a small single-election ballot and much higher for towns with multiple elections.
Supporters of the bill emphasized the importance of accessible voting for people with disabilities. Representative Robert Wy said the measure builds on 2024 law and would move the pilot into a permanent agreement, citing ADA concerns and prior testimony about discriminatory voting experiences. Fred Forier, a legally blind voter from Exeter, testified that accessible voting systems allow him to vote privately and independently and urged support for the bill. Committee members asked about the gap if the pilot ends before a permanent system is in place and about the cost range for programming. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the committee moved on after public testimony began.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (04/01/2026)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- and separate ballot separate ballots and separate ballot boxes<00:13:59.759>
it's <00:13:59.920 - <00:31:44.000>
for ballot we are counting that ballot for ballot we are counting that ballot - must mail those ballots out and must receive those ballots back.
- ballots to that city.
- must mail those ballots out and must receive those ballots back.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Counties produced three ballots for each precinct. That's a lot—three separate ballots.
- as they appeared on the ballot.
- <00:25:23.799>
or <00:25:24.000>ballots counting absentee ballots or ballots counting - Day and all absentee ballots.
- , in the ballot board.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The election is consummated when the last ballot is received and the ballot box is closed.
- BC: it's a legit ballot.
- ' ballots.
- The mail ballots being received late is the number one reason ballots are thrown out, and we hear over
- and there's not a privacy issue with these types of ballots because these mail ballots, this list of