The proposed bill would update current election statutes by changing the primary election date from the second to last Tuesday in July to the Tuesday before the last Monday in May, starting in 2028. It would also adjust the filing window for nomination papers from between 120 and 150 days before the primary election to between 117 and 140 days before the primary election. Additionally, the bill would modify the calculation date for the number of signatures required for nomination petitions from January 2 of the year of the general election to October 1 of the year before the general election, and remove the third Tuesday in May as one of the consolidated election dates. Further changes include the establishment of a new election schedule for various offices, with elections occurring on the Tuesday before the last Monday in May of each odd-numbered year starting in 2032, replacing the current schedule. The terms of office for precinct committeemen would begin on July 1 after the primary election instead of October 1, starting in 2032. The bill also modifies the commission's spending limit and the timing of special elections, which will also be held on the new date starting in 2032. Lastly, the bill requires an affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of the members of each house of the legislature for its provisions to take effect.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 15-2402
Senate Engrossed Version: 16-201, 16-204, 16-206, 16-311, 16-314, 16-322, 16-341, 16-402, 16-153, 15-1441, 16-168, 16-804
House Engrossed Version: 9-204, 9-231, 9-821.01, 15-503, 16-201, 16-204, 16-206, 16-301, 16-311, 16-312, 16-314, 16-322, 16-341, 16-411, 16-544, 16-822, 16-949, 16-951, 16-961, 41-563.02, 42-17056, 42-17057, 9-101, 9-235, 15-977, 15-481, 16-402, 16-344, 16-153, 9-232, 16-343, 16-410, 15-1441, 16-168, 16-804, 16-802, 16-452, 16-579.02, 16-579, 16-515, 99-410, 16-166, 16-542, 16-191, 16-956, 16-950, 16-901, 16-947, 16-955, 16-959, 16-952, 15-1409