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Disabled voter bill unanimously approved by Nevada Senate

By Sandra Chereb Las Vegas Review-Journal Capital Bureau
April 4, 2017 - 2:13 pm
 
Voters line up to vote in November 2016 at McDonald Ranch in Henderson. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

CARSON CITY — Election officials will have to provide separate lines for disabled voters or allow them to go to the front of the line under a bill unanimously approved Tuesday by the Nevada Senate.

Senate Bill 117 sponsored by Sen. James Settelmeyer, R-Minden, now goes to the Assembly.

It is intended to make it easier for handicapped people or those who have trouble walking or standing to cast a ballot.

Contact Sandra Chereb at schereb@reviewjournal.com or 775-461-3821. Follow @SandraChereb on Twitter.

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