This bill amends provision related to signature verification.
This bill:
- for a registered voter who manually signs a petition to nominate a candidate for elective office, requires the election officer to post the voter's name and other voter-related information on the lieutenant governor's website for at least 90 days;
- if a voter's information in the voter registration database contains a valid email address, requires an election officer to send an email to the voter notifying the voter that:
the voter's name and other voter-related information is posted on the website described above; andthe voter may request to have the voter's signature removed from the petition by submitting a written statement to the election officer;
- amends the information appearing on a nomination petition form to notify a voter of the posting and signature removal process described above;
- implements the posting and signature removal processes in relation to a candidate for elective office who is not affiliated with a political party;
- establishes and amends deadlines relating to signature submission, verification, and candidate certification; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.Statutes affected:
Introduced: 20A-9-403, 20A-9-405, 20A-9-408, 20A-9-502