BILL NUMBER: S1883
SPONSOR: WALCZYK
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the county
seat in Fulton county to have at least one polling place designated for
early voting
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 Adds the county seat in Fulton County as a polling place for
early voting for election districts within such county, Section 2 is the
effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Current law requires the municipality with the highest population in
each county to host an early voting site. This requirement is not prac-
tical in all cases depending on the geographical location of said muni-
cipality in relation to the remainder of the county. A similar exception
has been made in Washington County already and for similar reasons.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
A9579/S8593 (2022): Referred to Elections
A4758/S4867-A (2023): Referred to Elections
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately

Statutes affected:
S1883: 8-600 election law, 8-600(2) election law