Ehrlich Commission Supports Vetoes of 4 Election Reform Bills

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As Assembly prepares for override votes, leaders contest nonpartisan group's findings

By Kelly Brewington
Sun reporter
Originally published January 11, 2006

Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s vetoes of four election reform bills passed last year should be upheld, according to findings released yesterday by a nonpartisan panel appointed by the governor.

The report's release came on the eve of this year's General Assembly session as Democratic leaders vowed to override several of Ehrlich's vetoes, including three of the four election measures. Democrats have called the reforms - which include early voting, absentee ballots on demand and tougher laws against voter intimidation - crucial to ensuring a just electoral system.

The fourth bill called for an independent study that would lead to establishing a voting verification system for the state's electronic voting machines. A similar study is near completion.

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