In the case of any bond election, if an election contest is not filed within the time period prescribed by law (not later than thirty days after the official announcement of the election result), then all conditions of state election law shall be deemed to have been complied with in the issuance of the bond.

The act repeals specific provisions for notice of special elections and modifies the legal notice required for all elections by requiring local election authorities to publish notice in at least one qualified newspaper circulated in the jurisdiction, except as otherwise permitted pursuant to this act. Additionally, notice must be published twice during the 6 weeks prior to the election with at least one of the notices including the location of polling places. In lieu of publishing notice of an election in a newspaper, election authorities have the option of mailing legal notice to each registered voter within 6 weeks of an election.

SCOTT SVAGERA