And Senate majority lemahue did not necessarily give a specific reason. Why should the state Senate support such a measure in the next legislative session? Why or why not? Yes, thank you for that question. Yes, we should. We should allow [clerks to begin counting absentee ballots before election day] to take place. We also need to. Election security is very important. I think we all recognize how important election security is. We need to make sure that we provide the resources for our local municipal clerks. (41:57–42:44)
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