amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency.

Summary

The bill changes how sealed absentee ballots are received, logged and opened, adding strict steps for tracking and limiting who can look at the ballots before counting. It creates special absentee ballot precincts and counting boards, bars manual counting before polls close, and makes opening a ballot early a misdemeanor. The goal is to make absentee voting more secure and efficient.

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