This amendment changes the bill from requiring counties to use pen and paper ballots as the default voting method to merely authorizing it, and removes several conforming amendments and the effective date provision.
- Changes the bill's directive from 'requiring' to 'authorizing' counties to use pen and paper ballots, making the provision permissive rather than mandatory. (Page 1, line 1)
- Changes references from 'the default' to 'a' regarding pen and paper ballot usage, weakening the primacy of this method. (Page 1, lines 2 and 13)
- Removes the bill's title references to conforming amendments, indicating those amendments are being deleted from the bill. (Page 1, lines 3-4)
- Changes 'shall' to 'may' regarding county clerk obligations to provide paper ballots and pens, making compliance optional rather than mandatory. (Page 1, lines 13 and 15)
- Removes content following the initial policy statement about paper ballots and exceptions for electronic ballot marking devices. (Page 2, line 10 through Page 5, line 1)
- Deletes the entire Section 3 containing the effective date provision, and renumbers the remaining section accordingly. (Page 5, line 1)
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