This bill amends the Election Code and related provisions. This bill: - standardizes language related to a voter who, after signing a petition, seeks to remove the voter's signature from the petition; - reduces the amount of time that the sponsors of a petition for incorporation that passes have to determine certain features of the new municipal government from 60 to 30 days; - clarifies the deadline for a candidate for mayor or municipal council of a newly incorporating municipality to file a declaration of candidacy; - clarifies that the county clerk determines whether to remove a voter's signature from a petition for incorporation of a municipality; - repeals the in-state residency requirement for a signature-gatherer who circulates a petition on behalf of: an organization of registered voters seeking to become a registered political party; or a candidate for elective office seeking the nomination of a registered or qualified political party; - repeals provisions related to the in-state residency requirement described above; - for a regular primary or presidential primary election, or for certain regular general or statewide special elections, requires a board of canvassers to immediately transmit to the lieutenant governor certain vote total information; - eliminates the requirement that a board of canvassers make the transmission described above by telephone, fax, or mail; - establishes a process for a voter who signs a petition on behalf of a candidate for elective office seeking the nomination of a registered political party to have the voter's signature removed from the petition; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Recommended by: Government Operations Interim Committee

Statutes affected:
Enrolled: 17B-1-205, 17B-1-506, 17B-1-1305, 20A-4-304, 20A-8-103, 20A-9-203, 20A-9-405, 20A-9-408, 53G-3-301.1
Introduced: 17B-1-205, 17B-1-506, 17B-1-1305, 20A-4-304, 20A-8-103, 20A-9-203, 20A-9-405, 20A-9-408, 53G-3-301.1