This bill modifies provisions relating to elections.
This bill:
- defines terms;
- requires a county clerk to coordinate with local post offices to ensure the optimal handling of ballots;
- provides that a poll watcher may observe the signature-verification process for a petition to qualify a candidate for a primary election ballot (candidate petition) or for a written request to remove a signature from a candidate petition;
- makes it unlawful for a poll watcher to reveal certain information observed during the process described in the preceding paragraph;
- requires an election officer to conduct an audit of signature comparisons made for a candidate petition;
- requires an election officer who engages in the signature-verification process for a candidate petition to certify a certain percentage of signatures submitted beyond the required signature-gathering threshold;
- addresses viewing by a candidate or a candidate's campaign representative of a complete, unredacted signature packet, or a request to remove a signature from a signature packet, relating to a candidate petition for the candidate's election race;
- provides the ability for a voter to track a candidate petition recently signed by the voter and certain information relating to verification of the signature;
- in relation to a signature packet for a candidate petition, establishes requirements for:
submitting the packet;maintaining a chain of custody for a packet; andstoring a packet;
- grants rulemaking authority to the director of elections within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor;
- amends provisions relating to deadlines and the calculation of time in the Election Code;
- clarifies and modifies deadlines in the Election Code;
- includes coordination clauses:adding Election Day as a legal holiday, to the repeal and reenactment of Section 63G-1-301 in this bill, if this bill and H.B. 351, Election Day Amendments, both pass and become law;adding Easter Sunday as a legal holiday, to the repeal and reenactment of Section 63G-1-301 in this bill, if this bill and S.B. 259, State Holy Days, both pass and become law; andin the coordination clause described above, adding other changes made to Section 63G-1-301 in S.B. 259 to the repeal and reenactment of that section in this bill; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.Statutes affected:
Introduced: 20A-9-408
Substitute #1: 20A-9-403, 20A-9-408
Substitute #2: 20A-9-403, 20A-9-408
Enrolled: 10-3-301, 20A-1-102, 20A-1-104, 20A-1-206, 20A-1-304, 20A-1-502, 20A-1-502.5, 20A-1-503, 20A-1-506, 20A-1-508, 20A-1-509.1, 20A-1-509.2, 20A-1-510, 20A-1-510.1, 20A-1-511, 20A-1-512, 20A-1-513, 20A-1-802, 20A-1-803, 20A-2-101, 20A-2-101.1, 20A-2-104, 20A-2-105, 20A-2-107, 20A-2-204, 20A-2-205, 20A-2-304, 20A-2-502, 20A-2-503, 20A-2-504, 20A-2-505, 20A-4-104, 20A-4-301, 20A-4-302, 20A-4-304, 20A-4-305, 20A-4-306, 20A-4-401, 20A-4-603, 20A-5-101, 20A-5-303, 20A-5-400.1, 20A-5-403.5, 20A-5-405, 20A-5-410, 20A-5-602, 20A-6-105, 20A-6-106, 20A-6-302, 20A-6-305, 20A-7-103, 20A-7-105, 20A-7-201, 20A-7-202.5, 20A-7-204, 20A-7-204.1, 20A-7-207, 20A-7-211, 20A-7-212, 20A-7-214, 20A-7-216, 20A-7-217, 20A-7-302, 20A-7-304, 20A-7-307, 20A-7-308, 20A-7-310, 20A-7-311, 20A-7-314, 20A-7-315, 20A-7-401.5, 20A-7-402, 20A-7-501, 20A-7-502.7, 20A-7-504, 20A-7-507, 20A-7-508, 20A-7-510, 20A-7-511, 20A-7-513, 20A-7-515, 20A-7-516, 20A-7-601, 20A-7-602.7, 20A-7-602.8, 20A-7-604, 20A-7-607, 20A-7-608, 20A-7-609.5, 20A-7-610, 20A-7-611, 20A-7-613, 20A-7-615, 20A-7-616, 20A-7-702.5, 20A-7-703, 20A-7-703.1, 20A-7-705, 20A-7-706, 20A-7-801, 20A-8-103, 20A-8-401, 20A-8-402, 20A-8-404, 20A-9-201, 20A-9-201.5, 20A-9-202, 20A-9-203, 20A-9-207, 20A-9-403, 20A-9-404, 20A-9-408, 20A-9-502, 20A-9-601, 20A-11-101, 20A-11-103, 20A-11-105, 20A-11-201, 20A-11-204, 20A-11-206, 20A-11-301, 20A-11-303, 20A-11-305, 20A-11-401, 20A-11-402, 20A-11-403, 20A-11-507, 20A-11-508, 20A-11-511, 20A-11-512, 20A-11-601, 20A-11-602, 20A-11-603, 20A-11-701.5, 20A-11-702, 20A-11-703, 20A-11-704, 20A-11-705, 20A-11-801, 20A-11-802, 20A-11-803, 20A-11-1203, 20A-11-1301, 20A-11-1303, 20A-11-1305, 20A-11-1406, 20A-11-1502, 20A-11-1503, 20A-11-1604, 20A-11-1605, 20A-11-1702, 20A-11-1704, 20A-12-303, 20A-12-305, 20A-12-306, 20A-13-102.2, 20A-13-104, 20A-13-301, 20A-14-102.2, 20A-14-102.3, 20A-14-201, 20A-15-103, 20A-15-201, 20A-16-202, 20A-16-403, 20A-16-502, 20A-21-201, 63G-1-301
Substitute #3: 10-3-301, 20A-1-102, 20A-1-104, 20A-1-206, 20A-1-304, 20A-1-502, 20A-1-502.5, 20A-1-503, 20A-1-506, 20A-1-508, 20A-1-509.1, 20A-1-509.2, 20A-1-510, 20A-1-510.1, 20A-1-511, 20A-1-512, 20A-1-513, 20A-1-802, 20A-1-803, 20A-2-101, 20A-2-101.1, 20A-2-104, 20A-2-105, 20A-2-107, 20A-2-204, 20A-2-205, 20A-2-304, 20A-2-502, 20A-2-503, 20A-2-504, 20A-2-505, 20A-4-104, 20A-4-301, 20A-4-302, 20A-4-304, 20A-4-305, 20A-4-306, 20A-4-401, 20A-4-603, 20A-5-101, 20A-5-303, 20A-5-400.1, 20A-5-403.5, 20A-5-405, 20A-5-410, 20A-5-602, 20A-6-105, 20A-6-106, 20A-6-302, 20A-6-305, 20A-7-103, 20A-7-105, 20A-7-201, 20A-7-202.5, 20A-7-204, 20A-7-204.1, 20A-7-207, 20A-7-211, 20A-7-212, 20A-7-214, 20A-7-216, 20A-7-217, 20A-7-302, 20A-7-304, 20A-7-307, 20A-7-308, 20A-7-310, 20A-7-311, 20A-7-314, 20A-7-315, 20A-7-401.5, 20A-7-402, 20A-7-501, 20A-7-502.7, 20A-7-504, 20A-7-507, 20A-7-508, 20A-7-510, 20A-7-511, 20A-7-513, 20A-7-515, 20A-7-516, 20A-7-601, 20A-7-602.7, 20A-7-602.8, 20A-7-604, 20A-7-607, 20A-7-608, 20A-7-609.5, 20A-7-610, 20A-7-611, 20A-7-613, 20A-7-615, 20A-7-616, 20A-7-702.5, 20A-7-703, 20A-7-703.1, 20A-7-705, 20A-7-706, 20A-7-801, 20A-8-103, 20A-8-401, 20A-8-402, 20A-8-404, 20A-9-201, 20A-9-201.5, 20A-9-202, 20A-9-203, 20A-9-207, 20A-9-403, 20A-9-404, 20A-9-408, 20A-9-502, 20A-9-601, 20A-11-101, 20A-11-103, 20A-11-105, 20A-11-201, 20A-11-204, 20A-11-206, 20A-11-301, 20A-11-303, 20A-11-305, 20A-11-401, 20A-11-402, 20A-11-403, 20A-11-507, 20A-11-508, 20A-11-511, 20A-11-512, 20A-11-601, 20A-11-602, 20A-11-603, 20A-11-701.5, 20A-11-702, 20A-11-703, 20A-11-704, 20A-11-705, 20A-11-801, 20A-11-802, 20A-11-803, 20A-11-1203, 20A-11-1301, 20A-11-1303, 20A-11-1305, 20A-11-1406, 20A-11-1502, 20A-11-1503, 20A-11-1604, 20A-11-1605, 20A-11-1702, 20A-11-1704, 20A-12-303, 20A-12-305, 20A-12-306, 20A-13-102.2, 20A-13-104, 20A-13-301, 20A-14-102.2, 20A-14-102.3, 20A-14-201, 20A-15-103, 20A-15-201, 20A-16-202, 20A-16-403, 20A-16-502, 20A-21-201, 63G-1-301