This bill amends provisions related to ballot access. This bill: - for a candidate for elective office seeking the nomination of a political party by manually gathering the signatures of registered voters on a nomination petition:prohibits a county clerk from verifying the signature of a voter if the county clerk is not the county clerk of the voter's residence; andif an elective office's political division crosses the boundary of two or more counties, requires the county clerk to verify each signature and to certify the total number of verified signatures to the lieutenant governor; - for an elective office described above, requires the lieutenant governor to:count the verified signatures received from each county clerk where the candidate submitted signatures for verification; andif the total number of signatures is sufficient for the candidate to qualify for placement on the ballot, certify the signatures; - implements the signature verification and certification processes described above for a candidate who is not affiliated with a political party; - amends the form of a nomination petition to specify that only a registered voter of the county where a candidate will submit signatures for verification is eligible to have the voter's signature verified; - establishes and amends deadlines relating to signature verification and certification of a petition described above; and - makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 20A-9-403, 20A-9-405, 20A-9-408, 20A-9-502