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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans rushed to approve legislation on Wednesday that would impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements ahead of the midterm elections, a long shot Trump administration priority that faces sharp blowback in the Senate. The bill, called the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE America Act, would require Americans to prove they are citizens when they register to vote, mostly through a valid U.S. passport or birth certificate. It would also require a valid photo identification before voters can cast ballots, which some states already demand. It was approved on a mostly party-line vote, 218-213. Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press.
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University partnership works to make vote-by-mail more efficient
Snohomish County, Washington Elections partners with UW students
By M. Mindy Moretti
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Elections officials have long found that partnerships with local colleges and universities can solve a variety of challenges that they face.
One of those recent, successful partnerships was between the Snohomish County, Washington Elections and the University of Washington Industrial and Systems Engineering program.
The Elections Division of the Auditor’s Office was invited by the county IT department to partner with them in hosting a UW College of Engineering capstone project team. While this was the county’s first election-related project, past capstone project teams have identified improvements to county mail room functions, software deployment, and other challenges.
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