ELECTIONS/ABSENTEE VOTE: Provides relative to the preparation, verification, tabulation, and counting of absentee by mail and early voting ballots

This bill modifies election laws to prohibit the live broadcasting of activities related to preparing, testing, inspecting, sealing, and locking voting machines. The restriction applies specifically to the handling of machines used for early voting and absentee ballots by mail. By adding these constraints to existing statutes, the legislation aims to limit public access to footage of these specific machine preparation processes. The changes directly affect election officials and candidates who oversee these procedures, ensuring that such operations remain private from live media coverage.