Absentee voting; counting ballots prior to the close of polls.

Summary

The bill lets election officers start opening, scanning and, for hand‑counted ballots, tallying absentee votes after noon on Election Day, but prohibits releasing any totals until after 7:00 p.m. It also requires general registrars to begin processing absentee ballots 14 days before the election and establishes central absentee voter precincts for this work. The changes aim to speed up vote reporting while preserving ballot secrecy.

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