Sponsor pushes to decentralize petition signature verification; clerks warn of unfunded mandate Representative introduced a second substitute for HB 25 to send petition verification to the county where the majority of signers reside; clerks warned the change could shift costs to counties and fragment fraud detection, prompting the sponsor to seek more work before a committee vote.

A proposed change to petition signature verification in Utah could shift the burden to local counties, raising concerns about transparency and efficiency—will this decentralization help or hinder democracy?

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Michigan representatives discuss election security and ballot duplication challenges Michigan legislators address decentralization's impact on election integrity and ballot issues.

Michigan lawmakers are raising crucial alarms over election integrity, questioning the vulnerabilities of a decentralized system that could compromise future elections.

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