This bill makes several amendments to current election laws. It establishes a uniform deadline of 4:00 p.m. for the filing of any paper or the doing of any act related to elections. It also changes the deadline for registration to vote and change of party designation to 30 days prior to an election or primary. The bill also amends the requirements for filing declarations of candidacy, specifies the information that must be included in the declaration, and establishes timeframes for filing nomination papers for party and independent candidates. Finally, the bill establishes deadlines for filing nomination papers for state and local offices and for independent presidential candidates and presidential candidates of political parties. The specific changes to the current law are not provided in the summary.

Statutes affected:
6185: 17-1-7