Report 2024 Election Enactments

Alabama SB 1 makes it unlawful for any person to knowingly distribute and/or pre-fill an absentee ballot application for someone else.

Arizona HB 2785 provides that beginning in 2026, an absentee ballot affidavit must specify that the ballot be signed and include return methods and deadlines. Implements signature verification procedures for mail ballots. Updates ballot cure timelines. Beginning in 2026, a voter delivering an early ballot to a voting location must present identification, or the ballot must undergo signature verification. Beginning in 2026, requires the Department of Administration to provide state-owned facilities for use as polling places when requested. Requires candidates and county chairpersons to review sample ballots and provide any changes within two calendar days of receipt. Extends the in-person early voting deadline from 5 p.m. the Friday before the election to 7 p.m. Establishes that mail ballots must have the voter's signature on the envelope and must be returned by 7 p.m. on Election Day. Requires county election officials to submit daily lists of voters with mismatched or missing absentee ballot signatures or who voted provisional ballots to the political parties. Requires ballot tabulation to continue from the time it is started until completed. Prohibits generating internal or public results reports until after all precincts report or the polls close on Election Day, whichever is earlier. Requires county election officials to post records related to these reporting procedures online within 48 hours of completion of tabulation. Requires county election officials to count early ballots returned on Election Day and post those totals on their website on election night. Requires provisional ballots to be verified sooner. Updates canvassing deadlines and some recount procedures. Requires logic and accuracy testing be performed on tabulating systems being used in a recount.

California AB 3184 requires election officials to include a single combined vote-by-mail signature verification statement and unsigned ballot identification envelope statement. Previously, the mail ballot signature verification was separate from the unsigned identification envelope statement. Prohibits election officials from certifying results from the Nov. 5, 2024, presidential election prior to the 28th calendar day following the election if there are any vote-by-mail ballots requiring signature verification that have not been verified yet by the voter. 

Connecticut HB 5308 allows individuals who apply for an absentee ballot because they are in a hospital or nursing home or because of unforeseen illness or physical disability occurring within six days before the election to appoint a designee to deliver a ballot to them. 

Georgia SB 189 allows anyone who is homeless to use the registrar's office of the county the person resides in as a mailing address for election purposes. Establishes that if a person registered to vote in another location, they shall be deemed to have changed their residency. Requires advance and absentee ballots to be tabulated and results reported no later than 8 p.m. on such day or within one hour of the closing of all polls in the county. Eliminates the practice of using QR codes on ballots to count votes electronically. Allows a presidential candidate to be on the ballot as long as they've qualified for the ballot in at least 20 other states.

Indiana HB 1265 requires any county not designated as a vote center county to establish a plan that specifies the method and timing of providing absentee reports to persons entitled to receive them. Requires the state NVRA official to annually review and identify voter registration records that contain a date of birth or a date of birth that is at least one hundred fifteen years or more and report that information to the voter registration offices. Requires absentee ballot applications to be received by the clerk no later than noon on Election Day. Allows voters to receive a mail or hand delivered notice if their signature is mismatched on their ballot. Allows voters to cure a signature mismatch by delivering an affidavit to a circuit court clerk's office or satellite early voting location. Updates candidate vacancy filling procedures. Creates chain of custody procedures for voter challenge affidavits.

Iowa HB 2466 Requires recount boards to file a report with the state commissioner of elections after a recount. The report must include a tally of ballots the board reviewed. Requires the county board to reconvene by noon on the 27th day after the election if a recount is needed for president and vice president. Requires the commissioner to prepare separate absentee ballot styles for each county precinct and to program voting systems accordingly in primary elections, in addition to preexisting requirements for general elections. Requires an absentee ballot being returned by a voter's designee to certify that they will deliver the ballot to the commissioner within 72 hours, removing the option to mail it back to the commissioner. Requires the state commissioner of elections to conduct an unofficial canvass at the close of polls for city elections, school elections and primaries in addition to a preexisting requirement for doing so for general elections. Requires the county commissioner of elections to provide a written explanation of why all precincts are not reporting on election night to the state commissioner of elections in the event that occurs. Requires the state commissioner to set a deadline by which a county commissioner must test the system that will be used in the unofficial canvass. Requires all election personnel to undergo training conducted by the commissioner. 

Louisiana HB 476 prohibits any person except a voter's immediate family member from returning a voter's ballot, whether by hand or via mail. 

Louisiana HB 581 requires witnesses for absentee ballots to be 18 years old and to provide a mailing address on the space provided on a ballot envelope. The bill also penalizes witnesses who sign more than one certificate of a voter who is not family. 

Louisiana SB 155 prohibits anyone except a voter’s immediate family member, a registrar of voters employee or an employee of the Department of State’s election division from assisting with more than one voter certificate. Provides an additional two weeks of early voting for voters in nursing homes. Requires an individual who signs a mail ballot certificate as a witness to be at least 18 years old and to provide their mailing address. 

Louisiana SB 218 requires voter assistance forms to include the assistant's name, address, relation to the voter and whether they were paid for their assistance. A voter not indicated as needing assistance in the precinct register must attest on the form they need assistance. Prohibits an individual other than an immediate family member from returning someone else’s vote by mail application . Stipulates that a person’s vote by mail approval status will last for four years if the person is entitled to vote by mail because of disability or senior citizen status. Provides that a vote by mail ballot application that is returned undeliverable is no longer valid. Prohibits the distribution of absentee ballot applications to anyone who has not requested an application except in some emergencies. 

Louisiana SB 226 stipulates that an absentee ballot will be deemed challenged if it lacks required information on the voter certificate and is not cured. Clarifies that an absentee ballot will not be deemed challenged if the only problem on the certificate is that the voter does not know their mother's maiden name. Provides that if a challenge to an absentee ballot lacking information on the certificate is sustained, the vote is not counted and the ballot envelope is labelled "rejected" and labelled with the reason for rejection. Requires the board to notify the voter of a challenge and the reason for the challenge in writing within four business days via mail. Requires the secretary of state to develop the form for the absentee ballot certificate and a uniform challenge process. 

Louisiana SB 258 requires a mail or early voting ballot cast by a voter who dies before Election Day to be counted. 

Louisiana SB 384 requires the secretary of state to maintain records of all rejected absentee ballots including the number of rejected ballots and the reason for rejection. This information must be included in the post-election statistical data published on the secretary of state's website. 

Minnesota HB 4772 appropriates funds for various election related purposes. Specifies that those funds may be used to transition local governments to .gov domains. Updates the circumstances under which a special election must be held to fill a school board vacancy. Requires a political party to have had a candidate receive at least 8% of the vote in the most recent election to qualify as a major party. Revises voter registration rules for college student IDs to allow college students to register using a photo student ID if their name, student ID number and address appear on a college housing list. Updates the process colleges must follow to submit that information. Requires paper voter registration applications to include a space for a voter to provide a physical description of where they live. Prohibits publishing information from the publicly available voter information list on the internet or giving information from the list to another person or entity besides the person or entity who got the access. Allows using information from the list to inform other databases used for election and political purposes. Specifies that schools must make paper and electronic voter registration applications available to eligible students. Requires that an absentee ballot witness be at least 18 years old and a U.S. citizen, removing a previous requirement that a witness be a registered Minnesota voter. Requires establishment of a temporary polling place on a college campus upon the institution’s request and lays out related deadlines and procedures. Requires candidates to present their driver’s license, ID card or proof of residence with their affidavit of candidacy. Updates procedures related to home rule jurisdictions adopting write-in procedures. Requires polling place locations in unorganized territory to remain the same until changed, instead of for only one year. Updates criteria for determining when translated election materials must be provided in a jurisdiction and updates procedures related to producing and providing those materials. Requires sample ballots to accurately reflect the ballot contents for that polling place. Requires notice of local ballot question elections to be given to the county auditor 84 days before the election instead of 74 days. Updates exit polling procedures and prohibits interfering with a person’s ability to enter or leave a polling place while conducting an exit poll or allowing a person to view another person’s responses to the poll. Allows absentee ballots received after 3 p.m. on Election Day to be added to total count results after the precinct initially reports results. Requires counties to publish how many absentee ballots are left to be processed on their website. Requires election judges to prepare summary statements as soon as the final ballot count agrees with the number of ballots to be counted. Requires the canvassing board to meet between the third and eighth day after the election instead of the third and tenth day. Requires the state canvassing board to meet on the 16th day after the election (or the following business day if the 16th day is a holiday) instead of the third Tuesday. Provides a specific margin of difference between a manual recount and an election result that will trigger a requirement for the state to pay for the recount election if requested in writing by a candidate. Requires a presidential recount request to be made by 5 p.m. the day after the canvass and requires the recount to be complete by six days after it is requested. Requires postelection reviews to begin between the ninth and 14th day after the general election and to be completed one day before the state canvass board meeting. Authorizes the governor to have presidential electors meet at an alternate location if needed and requires the governor to tell the Capitol press corps where the electors will meet. Updates procedures related to election contests. Includes an election official’s person phone number, email address, and information and photos of their child in the category of information that may not be disseminated. Updates voting rights restoration processes. Prohibits disseminating a deepfake within 90 days of a political party convention or after the start of absentee voting. Enacts the Minnesota Voting Rights Act. Updates procedures related to changing polling places in an emergency. 

Mississippi HB 1406 updates ballot envelope voter and witness certificate formats. Stipulates that a ballot may not be rejected on the grounds that the voter's signature extends outside the signature box. Stipulates that an absentee ballot cast in person may not be rejected because of a signature mismatch. Updates signature matching procedures for absentee ballots. Stipulates that in person absentee ballots may be opened and the ballot may be removed from the envelope, but not unfolded or examined, after the resolution board confirms the voter signed the ballot and is registered and qualified to vote. Allows a person on-call for work, or incarcerated in the county where they are registered to vote and has not been disenfranchised by their conviction, to request an absentee ballot. Clarifies that in-person absentee voters must provide ID. Gives voters the option to provide contact information to receive notice of a defect on their absentee ballot envelope. Lays out the format of the absentee ballot application that appears on the ballot envelope. Stipulates that absentee ballots can only be transmitted by the USPS or other common carriers. Prohibits hand delivery of ballots to or from a voter, except for in the case of a registrar and a voter voting in-person absentee. Prohibits ballot drop boxes. 

Mississippi SB 2425 defines caregiver, family and household members who may return an absentee ballot on behalf of a voter and allows voters with disabilities to designate a person to return their absentee ballot for them. 

New Hampshire HB 154 applies ballot format and layout requirements to electronic ballot counting devices in addition to paper ballots. The bill also includes Space Force members for UOCAVA voting. 

New Hampshire HB 1098 allows clerks to deliver absentee ballots to residents of nursing homes and elder care facilities. 

New Hampshire HB 1126 expands the information reported to candidates about the statewide list of absentee voter applicants to include the voter's address, party affiliation, type of election the absentee ballot was requested in, the date the ballot was sent to the voter and the date it was returned. 

New Jersey SB 3758 allows unaffiliated voters to vote by mail in a primary election if they have submitted a party affiliation declaration form.

New York SB 610 permits county election boards to establish absentee ballot drop boxes for absentee ballot return. 

New York SB 9837 requires the state board of elections to provide a pre-paid return envelope for voters to return a ballot cure affirmation form by mail. A voter may submit the ballot cure form in person, by mail or in an electronic format as an email attachment. The cure affirmation form must be received by 5 p.m. on the seventh day following the election. 

New York AB 3250 allows pre-registered voters to apply for an absentee or early mail ballot if they will be 18 by the next election. 

North Carolina SB 382 transfers the State Board of Elections to the Department of the State Auditor and changes the appointment authority of the board from the governor to the state auditor. Changes the deadline for correcting a voter registration form, bringing a photo ID to verify a provisional ballot and curing absentee ballots to noon on the third business day after the election, instead of 5 p.m. on the day before the county canvass. Moves the deadline for an absentee ballot request to the second Tuesday before the election. Requires that the count of absentee ballots by county boards of election be conducted continuously, without leaving the counting place unless it is unavoidably necessary. Requires the county boards to announce the tally of absentee ballots no later than 5 p.m. on the third business day after the election. 

Oklahoma HB 3511 Updates election dates and absentee ballot application timelines for special primaries, special runoff primaries and special general elections. 

Oklahoma SB 1345 adds the U.S. Space Force to the state's Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.

Rhode Island HB 7756 / SB 2778 removes the requirement for a voter to sign an “X” if they cannot sign their name due to blindness, disability, or inability to read or write for mail ballots. Allows them or an assistant to mark a box (with any mark, not just an “X”) to indicate they cannot sign and include the name, address and signature of the person who assisted the voter. Allows mail ballot applications to be accepted if they are postmarked by the 21st day before an election if it is received 18 days before the election. 

Rhode Island HB 7849 / SB 2780 requires mail ballot drop boxes to be accessible starting 35 days before statewide and federal elections and 20 days before special elections. Requires an agent of the board of elections to lock the ballot slot of drop boxes at the close of polls on election days to ensure no other ballots are deposited in the box. 

South Dakota SB 99 clarifies that an election administrator is required to provide a ballot to a voter's authorized messenger when the voter is unable to obtain their own ballot due to sickness or disability.

Tennessee SB 1967 changes the absentee ballot application from seven days before Election Day to ten days before Election Day.

Tennessee SB 2118 requires election coordinators to create an absentee ballot application for voters with print disabilities. Coordinators must mail or electronically send the voters an accessible ballot that the voter is to return via mail.

Virginia HB 1330 allows those who are awaiting trial or for conviction of a misdemeanor to vote by absentee ballot. The bill requires institutions to provide the means and opportunity to submit an absentee application.

Washington SB 5890 requires ballot auditors to contact voters whose mail ballots cannot be verified via phone call, email or text message, if the information is available. Meetings for the board of canvassers must be accessible to the public. The secretary of state is encouraged to include multiple signature blocks on voter registration forms to aid in signature verification.

Washington SB 6269 establishes a voter verification pilot program for processes other than signature verification.

Alabama HB 172  Prohibits the publication of materially deceptive media intended to harm the reputation or electoral prospects of a candidate 90 days before an election, unless the media has a disclaimer that it has been manipulated. If it was generated from existing media, it must include a citation directing a viewer to the unedited version. Authorizes the attorney general, candidates who have been injured, depicted individuals and entities that represent the interests of the voters to seek permanent injunctive relief against anyone who distributes deceptive media to influence an election. 

California AB 2830 requires any person, committee, or other entity to include a disclaimer on any materially deceptive audio or visual media of a candidate for elective office within 120 days prior and 60 days after the election. Requires materially deceptive media that is for the purposes of satire or parody to include a disclaimer. 

California AB 2655 / AB 2839   requires an online platform to block the posting of materially deceptive content related to elections in California 120 days before through 60 days after an election. The bill would require the online platform to label content inauthentic, fake or false. 

California AB 2355 requires any committee that creates, publishes or distributes a qualified political advertisement to include a disclosure that the advertisement was generated or substantially altered using artificial intelligence; prescribes the formatting requirements for the disclosure depending on the medium of the political advertisement.

Colorado HB 1147 establishes that no person shall distribute, disseminate, publish, broadcast, transmit, or display a communication concerning a candidate for elective office that includes a deepfake. Imposes a fine of $100 per failure to include a statement disclosing the use of AI. 

Delaware HB 316 provides that it is unlawful for a person to distribute a deepfake or enter into an agreement to distribute a deepfake if it is distributed within 90 days before an election, or is distributed without the consent of the depicted individual, unless the synthetic media includes a disclosure that the image/video/audio has been altered or artificially generated. 

Florida HB 919 requires political advertisements that depict a person performing an act that did not occur, that were created with the intent to harm a candidate or deceive voters to include a disclaimer stating the advertisement was created with the use of generative artificial intelligence.

Hawaii SB 2687 requires materially deceptive media intended to harm a candidate published between the first business day of February through the general election to include a disclosure stating the appearance, speech or conduct depicted in the media did not actually occur. 

Idaho HB 664 creates a civil cause of action for a candidate who is the subject of synthetic media generated with artificial intelligence. Synthetic media that includes a disclaimer stating it has been manipulated is exempt from the penalties associated with a civil lawsuit.

Indiana HB 1133 requires fabricated media intended to injure a candidate or influence the outcome of an election to include a disclaimer that the media has been digitally altered or artificially generated.

Minnesota HB 4772 appropriates funds for various election related purposes. Specifies that those funds may be used to transition local governments to .gov domains. Updates the circumstances under which a special election must be held to fill a school board vacancy. Requires a political party to have had a candidate receive at least 8% of the vote in the most recent election to qualify as a major party. Revises voter registration rules for college student IDs to allow college students to register using a photo student ID if their name, student ID number and address appear on a college housing list. Updates the process colleges must follow to submit that information. Requires paper voter registration applications to include a space for a voter to provide a physical description of where they live. Prohibits publishing information from the publicly available voter information list on the internet or giving information from the list to another person or entity besides the person or entity who got the access. Allows using information from the list to inform other databases used for election and political purposes. Specifies that schools must make paper and electronic voter registration applications available to eligible students. Requires that an absentee ballot witness be at least 18 years old and a U.S. citizen, removing a previous requirement that a witness be a registered Minnesota voter. Requires establishment of a temporary polling place on a college campus upon the institution’s request and lays out related deadlines and procedures. Requires candidates to present their driver’s license, ID card or proof of residence with their affidavit of candidacy. Updates procedures related to home rule jurisdictions adopting write-in procedures. Requires polling place locations in unorganized territory to remain the same until changed, instead of for only one year. Updates criteria for determining when translated election materials must be provided in a jurisdiction and updates procedures related to producing and providing those materials. Requires sample ballots to accurately reflect the ballot contents for that polling place. Requires notice of local ballot question elections to be given to the county auditor 84 days before the election instead of 74 days. Updates exit polling procedures and prohibits interfering with a person’s ability to enter or leave a polling place while conducting an exit poll or allowing a person to view another person’s responses to the poll. Allows absentee ballots received after 3 p.m. on Election Day to be added to total count results after the precinct initially reports results. Requires counties to publish how many absentee ballots are left to be processed on their website. Requires election judges to prepare summary statements as soon as the final ballot count agrees with the number of ballots to be counted. Requires the canvassing board to meet between the third and eighth day after the election instead of the third and tenth day. Requires the state canvassing board to meet on the 16th day after the election (or the following business day if the 16th day is a holiday) instead of the third Tuesday. Provides a specific margin of difference between a manual recount and an election result that will trigger a requirement for the state to pay for the recount election if requested in writing by a candidate. Requires a presidential recount request to be made by 5 p.m. the day after the canvass and requires the recount to be complete by six days after it is requested. Requires postelection reviews to begin between the ninth and 14th day after the general election and to be completed one day before the state canvass board meeting. Authorizes the governor to have presidential electors meet at an alternate location if needed and requires the governor to tell the Capitol press corps where the electors will meet. Updates procedures related to election contests. Includes an election official’s person phone number, email address, and information and photos of their child in the category of information that may not be disseminated. Updates voting rights restoration processes. Prohibits disseminating a deepfake within 90 days of a political party convention or after the start of absentee voting. Enacts the Minnesota Voting Rights Act. Updates procedures related to changing polling places in an emergency. 

Mississippi SB 2577  Prohibits disseminating digitization within 90 days of an election without the consent of the individual depicted and intended to injure a candidate or influence an election, unless a disclosure is included stating that the conduct or speech depicted did not actually occur. Punishment depends on the severity of the intent. Authorizes the attorney general, district attorneys, individuals depicted in the deepfake, candidates who are likely to be injured by the deepfake, or a political party with a nominee on the ballot that is likely to be injured by the deepfake to bring an action. Authorizes a court to order removal of the deepfake from the internet and messaging services. These provisions do not apply to service providers such as internet providers, broadcasting stations, or other website providers and news publications. They also do not apply to satire. 

New Mexico HB 182 prohibits the publication of materially deceptive media generated with artificial intelligence that is intended to alter voting behaviors 90 days prior to an election unless it includes a disclosure that the media has been manipulated.

New Hampshire HB 1432 establishes the crime of fraudulent use of deepfakes and prohibits the registration of lobbyists who have been found to have fraudulently used deepfakes in certain cases. 

New Hampshire HB 1596 requires the disclosure of media created using artificial intelligence and deepfakes used in political advertising 90 days prior to an election. Candidates or election officials whose appearance, action or speech is depicted through use of deepfakes may seek injunctive relief prohibiting the publication of the deceptive deepfake media. 

New York SB 9678 provides for exemptions from AI disclosure laws for certain circumstances, including media distributed by bona fide news sources if the reporting clearly acknowledges through the content that there are questions about the authenticity of the materially deceptive media. 

New York AB 8808 Requires political communications containing materially deceptive media to disclose that the media has been manipulated. 

Oregon SB 1571 requires campaign communications that use synthetic media generated with artificial intelligence to disclose that the media has been manipulated.

Utah SB 131 requires that an audio or visual communication intended to influence voting that contains synthetic media must include specified disclosures based on the type of synthetic media included. Imposes penalties for violation of the disclosure requirements and allows a court to consider the use of artificial intelligence as an aggravating factor in sentencing. Requires the media to be embedded with tamper-evident digital content provenance that discloses the author, creator, and any other entities that subsequently altered the media and disclosure of the use of AI to create or edit the media. 

Utah SB 149 requires synthetic media generated with artificial intelligence that is intended to influence voting to contain a disclaimer that it was generated by AI. Requires the media to be embedded with tamper-evident digital content provenance that discloses the author, creator, and any other entities that subsequently altered the media and disclosure of the use of AI to create or edit the media.

Wisconsin AB 644 Requires synthetic media intended to influence the outcome of an election to include a disclosure stating that the media was generated by artificial intelligence. Those who comply with these requirements may still be subject to violations for publishing false representations of candidates or referenda.

Wisconsin AB 664 requires the disclosure of artificial intelligence on political ads. 

Alabama HB 172  Prohibits the publication of materially deceptive media intended to harm the reputation or electoral prospects of a candidate 90 days before an election, unless the media has a disclaimer that it has been manipulated. If it was generated from existing media, it must include a citation directing a viewer to the unedited version. Authorizes the attorney general, candidates who have been injured, depicted individuals and entities that represent the interests of the voters to seek permanent injunctive relief against anyone who distributes deceptive media to influence an election. 

Alabama SB 324 establishes that a nomination for a candidate in a primary or general election shall be finalized by the respective state executive committees not later than 71 days before the primary or general election.

Arizona SB 1278 sets a timeline to fill legislative vacancies that occur during the legislative or special session. The meeting to select nominees must happen within five days after receiving the written notice of the vacancy. If the legislature is not in session, the meeting must occur within 21 days.

Arizona SB 1285 allows candidates to collect nomination petition signatures by using an online signature collection system.

Arizona HB 2474 states that new political parties petitioning for recognition may not collect signatures more than 24 months before the primary election for which the party seeks recognition

Arizona HB 2497 requires the secretary of state to provide a system for qualified electors to sign a nomination petition for a candidate using a secure internet portal. The system shall allow only those qualified electors who are eligible to sign a petition for a particular candidate to sign the petition and shall provide a method for the qualified elector's identity to be properly verified.

Arizona HB 2080 updates vacancy filling and primary procedures for city and town offices. 

Arizona SB 1359 prohibits the publication of synthetic media 90 days prior to an election unless the media contains a disclaimer that it was generated by AI. 

Arizona HB 2394 authorizes a candidate or any citizen of the state to bring an action for digital impersonation within two years of the date that the person discovers that a digital impersonation of them was published. Lays out adjudication procedures and establishes the elements a plaintiff must demonstrate to prevail on their claim. 

California AB 2582 repeals the requirement for an election official to preserve the list of new resident voters. The bill also requires municipal candidates to file a declaration of candidacy on a form prescribed by the secretary of state. 

California AB 3197 requires local election officials to standardize candidate nomination petition forms. 

California AB 1784 permits a candidate for any office other than a statewide office at a primary election to withdraw their nominating documents for that office during the filing period. Establishes requirements for withdrawal, including submitting a statement that they are withdrawing their nomination documents, that the withdrawal is irrevocable and that filing fees are nonrefundable. 

California SB 1441 requires the examination by the proponent of certain petitions that were deemed insufficient by a public employee of the petition to begin no later than 21 days from the certificate of insufficiency and that it must conclude 60 days from the commencement of the examination.

Colorado HB 1067 requires the caucus process or any future ballot access method that is accessible to candidates with disabilities to remain an option. Requires political parties to allow individuals with disabilities to participate in the caucus via video conference. Updates petition circulation and filing timeframes.

Colorado SB 210 Authorizes the county clerk and recorder to set operational hours for their office. Allows 15-year-olds to preregister to vote.  Exempts presidential candidates from the prohibition on a candidate who is defeated in a primary election from participating in a general election. Modifies the nominating petition filing deadline for minor party candidates to 5 pm on the third Tuesday in March or on the 75th day after the first business day in January, whichever is later. Requires nomination petitions for candidate running to replace a statewide recalled official to be filed by 15 days before the election. Requires the secretary of state to develop and administer a pilot program allowing a county clerk and recorder to request a waiver to designate a minimum of two Election Day vote centers instead of three. 

Colorado HB 1147 establishes that no person shall distribute, disseminate, publish, broadcast, transmit, or display a communication concerning a candidate for elective office that includes a deepfake. Imposes a fine of $100 per failure to include a statement disclosing the use of AI. 

Delaware SB 241 establishes that in the event that only one candidate files for a party's nomination, or candidates withdraw or publicly announce they are ending their candidacies no later than 14 days prior to the primary election, leaving one candidate as the sole active filed candidate, the candidate shall be declared the winner.

Georgia SB 189 allows anyone who is homeless to use the registrar's office of the county the person resides in as a mailing address for election purposes. Establishes that if a person registered to vote in another location, they shall be deemed to have changed their residency. Requires advance and absentee ballots to be tabulated and results reported no later than 8 p.m. on such day or within one hour of the closing of all polls in the county. Eliminates the practice of using QR codes on ballots to count votes electronically. Allows a presidential candidate to be on the ballot as long as they've qualified for the ballot in at least 20 other states.

Georgia HB 1207 provides that any person employed or retained by a county election superintendent to conduct election duties must be a citizen of the United States. Provides for the reopening of candidate qualifying if no person qualifies during the initial qualifying period. Provides candidates the opportunity to review and proof ballots prior to the finalization of the ballots.

Guam Bill 214 establishes that if the total number of write-in votes is the largest number of votes for that office, the names appearing next to the marked write-in voting oval shall be tabulated and published.  

Guam Bill 215 establishes that candidates running for the position of Public Auditor and Attorney General shall file their candidacy no earlier than 130 days and no later than 60 days before the general election.

Idaho HB 661 states that candidates who desire to be independent candidates for the offices of president and vice president must file declaration of candidacy as independent candidates no later than Aug. 1. Signatures on petitions shall be verified no later than Sept. 1. The secretary of state shall certify candidate qualification no later than Sept, 1.

Illinois SB 2412 changes candidate filing deadlines to between 134 and 141 days before a primary. The bill also clarifies withdrawal requirements and provides that if a vacancy in office of state senator occurs with more than 28 months remaining in the term and after the period for petitions, then the appropriate legislative committee may fill the vacancy.

Kentucky HB 161 provides that any candidate who has filed nomination papers for elected office on or before a specified date, and whose precinct name or number has changed since the specified date following redistricting and precinct establishment, shall not be disqualified.

Kentucky HB 622 provides that the governor shall issue a proclamation for a special election instead of a writ of election in order to fill a congressional vacancy. The winning candidate shall hold the office for the remainder of the unexpired term.

Louisiana SB 13 establishes that no elected official who has retired, resigned or been removed from state or local elective office shall be appointed to succeed themselves except in some circumstances. 

Louisiana SB 198 allows a U.S. senator or representative who is a candidate for president or vice president of the United States to be a candidate in a primary or general election for both offices at the same time. 

Louisiana HB 677 allows voters to be removed from registration rolls by submitting a signed written statement to the registrar of voters. Requires the registrar of voters to search obituaries to remove deceased voters from registration lists. Requires the commissioner to deliver voting machine keys, certificates, affidavits and other materials to the secretary of state in a marked envelope. Amends rules for disqualifying a candidate. 

Louisiana HB 873 requires registrars to canvass registrants in their parish by July 31 of each year. The bill specifies the dates for elections in gubernatorial, congressional and odd-numbered years, including spring primaries and fall general elections. The bill specifies that parties select the replacement candidate for the general election in the event of a candidate death after the primary election and specifies guidelines for a second primary. 

Louisiana SB 261 allows parties with 25% or more of registered voters in the state to have party “super watchers” in a parish if a candidate of that party is on the ballot. The number of super watchers permitted is determined by the number of registered voters in the parish. The bill also permits partisan watchers to observe early voting. 

Maryland SB 271 requires public officials to allow public buildings they are responsible for to be used as early voting centers when requested. Establishes an appeals process if a public building is not available during the time needed for early voting. Allows incumbent central committee members to act as committee officers while they are a candidate for party office. Requires court clerks to report the name and address of individuals convicted of felonies each month for list maintenance purposes. 

Mississippi SB 2577  Prohibits disseminating digitization within 90 days of an election without the consent of the individual depicted and intended to injure a candidate or influence an election, unless a disclosure is included stating that the conduct or speech depicted did not actually occur. Punishment depends on the severity of the intent. Authorizes the attorney general, district attorneys, individuals depicted in the deepfake, candidates who are likely to be injured by the deepfake, or a political party with a nominee on the ballot that is likely to be injured by the deepfake to bring an action. Authorizes a court to order removal of the deepfake from the internet and messaging services. These provisions do not apply to service providers such as internet providers, broadcasting stations, or other website providers and news publications. They also do not apply to satire. 

Nebraska LB 287 permits the secretary of state to provide one list of registered voters to state party headquarters free of charge and defines electioneering. The bill allows poll workers to volunteer or for their pay to be donated to a tax-exempt organization. In the event of a U.S. House of Representatives vacancy, the governor must issue a special election between 75 and 90 days after a vacancy occurs. The bill specifies name changes on ballots after candidate filing, provides clarification on exemptions for voter ID laws and allows newly naturalized citizens to register after the registration deadline. Updates various petition signature requirements.   

Nebraska LB 1070 Changes the campaign statement filing deadlines for ballot question committees to within 10 days after the calendar end of month. 

New Hampshire SB 344 makes a minor language change to the presidential declaration of candidacy to specify the date of the election as designated by the secretary of state. 

New Hampshire HB 1596 requires the disclosure of media created using artificial intelligence and deepfakes used in political advertising 90 days prior to an election. Candidates or election officials whose appearance, action or speech is depicted through use of deepfakes may seek injunctive relief prohibiting the publication of the deceptive deepfake media. 

New Hampshire HB 1313 enables municipalities to send a copy of the voter registration list to candidates through electronic means. Requestors are permitted one free electronic copy and each additional list costs $25. When a person requests an electronic copy, the supervisor of the list shall notify the requestor of the electronic format options available, at least one of which must be in a sortable format, like a spreadsheet. Clerks must charge $25 for paper copies. 

New Hampshire HB 1126 expands the information reported to candidates about the statewide list of absentee voter applicants to include the voter's address, party affiliation, type of election the absentee ballot was requested in, the date the ballot was sent to the voter and the date it was returned.

New Jersey SB 4206 requires a write-in candidate in a primary election to receive a number of votes equal to the number of signatures required on a nominating petition in order to be elected.

New York SB 5943 modifies the order in which candidates must appear on the ballot. Offices must be listed in order of precedence as listed in statute. The order is as follows: electors for president and vice-president of the United States, governor and lieutenant governor, New York state comptroller, New York state attorney general, United States senator, member of the house of representatives, New York state senator and member of the New York state assembly. All other offices not mentioned in statute are placed below the offices of precedence in a customary order on the ballot. 

New York SB 8664 prohibits the counting of candidate petition signatures for New York candidates to the U.S. House of Representatives or the U.S. Senate that are gathered before Feb. 29, 2024, for the year 2024 only. 

Ohio HB 2 requires the major political parties to certify presidential and vice-presidential candidates no later than 56 days before the 2024 general election. 

Rhode Island HB 7664 / SB 3058 establishes a notification procedure for reporting a suspected consistent pattern of forgery in candidate nomination papers and adds specifying information (their county, city and town) to the affidavit of a person obtaining signatures for nominations. 

Rhode Island SB 6185 clarifies that change of party designation deadlines will not be adjusted if they fall on a weekend or holiday, updates candidate filing requirements and timelines, and updates candidate party affiliation requirements. 

South Dakota HB 1069 requires municipalities to allow campaign signs to be displayed on private property next to a transportation right-of-way beginning 10 days before an election. The sign must be removed by seven days after the election 

South Dakota HB 1182 adds a definition for "ballot question committee" to the election code. Allows any candidate, party or ballot question committee to have poll watchers present during an election. Stipulates that members of the public may observe an election in a manner that does not interfere with poll workers' and poll watchers' duties. Makes it a misdemeanor for a poll watcher, observer or poll worker to violate these requirements. Requires recount board meetings to be open to the public and requires members of the public to keep a "reasonable distance" from ballots. 

Tennessee HB 1897 requires an election administrator who runs for another office to be disqualified from the position of election administrator. Requires an election administrator to be recused from duties for 30 days before an election if their immediate family member is a candidate on the ballot. The bill permits the county board of elections to appoint a temporary replacement for the position.

Tennessee HB 2121 requires that party committees must meet after the first Thursday in April and before the first Thursday in May to determine party delegates for the national convention.

Tennessee SB 2284 requires candidates for the office of county clerk to have been a qualified voter and a resident of the county for one year prior to the qualifying deadline for running as a candidate for county clerk.

Tennessee SB 145 changes the candidate nomination petition deadlines for primaries and the certification deadline for parties.

Utah SB 37 provides that, when conducting ballot reconciliation, an election officer must ensure that the sum of the number of ballots tabulated and the number of uncounted verified ballots equal the number of voters given credit for voting. Directs the lieutenant governor to make an electronic compilation of the Election Code and transmit the compilation to each county clerk. Requires the sponsors of a statewide initiative to submit certain information to the lieutenant governor on the day on which the sponsors submit the last initiative packet to the county clerk. Provides that the president of the Senate and speaker of the House shall oversee drafting ballot titles and summaries for questions submitted by the legislature to the voters; previously the legislative general counsel was charged with this duty. When a candidate withdraws, email notice of the withdrawal is to be sent to voters. Requires any declared candidates to dual must provide an actively monitored email address for certain election-related communications. Makes various additional technical revisions to the election code. 

Utah SB 107 repeals the in-state residency requirement for people who can circulate petitions. Requires unaffiliated candidates to submit signature petitions by 5 p.m. on June 15. Requires the county clerk to certify and count signatures 30 days after the packet is submitted.

Virginia HB 55 / SB 131 establishes that if a candidate withdraws from a primary and there is only one candidate left, the primary shall be cancelled, except for presidential primary races.

Virginia HB 90 / SB 109 makes a language change so that a candidate who is not nominated in a primary will not appear on the general election ballot.

Virginia HB 128 creates locality restrictions on door-to-door sales that do not apply to political parties and campaigns.

Virginia SB 165 allows candidates to start collecting petition signatures on January 1st (instead of after) and on the day that a writ of election is filed.

West Virginia HB 4350 prohibits filling a candidate nomination vacancy if the vacancy in nomination is caused by a candidate's failure to file for office.

West Virginia HB 4552 specifies that the certificate of announcement for partisan election must include candidate's political party on date of submittal. Requires election officials receiving the certificate to electronically verify the candidate's current party affiliation. Requires election officials to refuse a certificate of announcement if candidate's current party affiliation is not stated on the certificate.

West Virginia HB 5298 prohibits a candidate who failed to secure the nomination of a recognized political party in a primary election from seeking the same elected office as candidate of any other recognized political party for the same political office in the next succeeding general election.

West Virginia SB 1014 provides that presidential electors shall be nominated by each political party in a manner governed and prescribed by the rules of that state executive committee and not inconsistent with the rules of the appropriate national political party. If the party rules do not provide procedures for these nominations, then they are nominated through a state convention. 

Wisconsin AB 330 allows the filling official to examine excess signatures on nomination petitions if the petition does not contain enough valid signatures.

Arkansas SB 66 appropriates $15 million to the secretary of state for the replacement of voting machines. 

California SB 1328 authorizes the secretary of state to impose additional conditions and requirements before issuing approval for electronic poll books, ballot manufacturers and finishers, ballot on demand systems, voting systems and remote accessible vote-by-mail systems. Requires ballot card manufacturers, ballot card finishers or ballot on demand system vendors to notify the secretary of state within 24 hours after discovering a flaw in the system that could adversely affect the proper casting or tallying of votes. Adds paper cast vote records, voted conditional voter registration ballots and conditional voter registration voter identification envelopes to the list of materials county election officials are required to keep for 22 months for federal elections or six months for all other elections. Expands the definition of the crime of knowing and unauthorized possession of voting machine key to include the unauthorized possession of passwords, credentials, or access keys to a voting machine. Authorizes the secure disposal of certified voting technology at the end of its life cycle with the written approval of the secretary of state and manufacturer and specifies steps to be taken if the chain of custody has been compromised for any part of a voting system. In addition to the existing prohibition on voting systems being connected to the internet at any time, adds a prohibition to establishing network connections to any device not directly used & necessary for voting system functions; prohibit communication with any component of voting system by wireless or modem transmission. 

Connecticut HB 5498 requires each ballot drop box to be video recorded. The video recording must be made public when possible. The bill also requires election officials to provide a report detailing the method by which ballots were received. The bill makes it a class A misdemeanor to intentionally threaten, harass, influence or disclose personal information of an election worker. 

Georgia SB 189 allows anyone who is homeless to use the registrar's office of the county the person resides in as a mailing address for election purposes. Establishes that if a person registered to vote in another location, they shall be deemed to have changed their residency. Requires advance and absentee ballots to be tabulated and results reported no later than 8 p.m. on such day or within one hour of the closing of all polls in the county. Eliminates the practice of using QR codes on ballots to count votes electronically. Allows a presidential candidate to be on the ballot as long as they've qualified for the ballot in at least 20 other states.

Georgia HB 974 provides that ballots used in optical scan voting systems shall use paper with a visible watermark security feature. Provides for the scanning of tabulated absentee ballots and requires the secretary of state to establish and maintain a statewide system for the posting of scanned ballots. Expands the number of contests subject to risk-limiting audits, provides procedures for selection of contests subject to such audits and provides a pilot program to audit paper ballots using optical character recognition.

Idaho HB 599 prohibits willfully destroying, tampering with or otherwise changing another person's ballot.

Idaho SB 1394 makes it a felony to tamper with a voting machine or vote tally system.

Maryland SB 417 requires the state board of elections to evaluate the state administrator of elections at least once per year. Requires the state administrator to conduct a performance evaluation of local board of election directors at least once per year and lays out related processes. Requires local boards of election to confer with the state administrator when appointing an election director and to maintain a warehouse and early voting center. Requires election directors to train election judges and to report security violations and damage to the elections office, warehouse, voting equipment, or other election materials to the local board of elections within 24 hours of their occurrence. Requires election directors to manage voting equipment storage, security and cybersecurity. 

New Mexico SB 5 establishes that unlawful possession of a firearm at a polling place, including within 100 feet of the entrance and within 50 feet of a secured ballot container, is a petty misdemeanor.

New Hampshire HB 154 applies ballot format and layout requirements to electronic ballot counting devices in addition to paper ballots. The bill also includes Space Force members for UOCAVA voting. 

New Hampshire SB 489 requires the secretary of state to conduct pre-election audits of a certain proportion of ballot counting devices that are used in state primary and general elections. 

New Hampshire HB 1264 defines an accessible voting system as a system chosen by the state to be used in federal or municipal elections to meet the requirements of the Help America Vote Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Requires the chosen system to have the capacity to print a paper ballot marked with the votes chosen by the voter. Requires every city, town, and school district which has adopted an official ballot system to ensure each polling place has at least one accessible voting system. 

North Carolina HB 149 appropriates $5 million to the state board of elections to replace equipment, hire election staff and deploy mobile voting units and to communicate with voters affected by Hurricane Helene. The bill also permits county boards of elections to add early voting days, extend polling place hours and change polling locations for the 2024 general election in counties affected by Hurricane Helene. 

Oregon SB 1538 updates the process for filing for a translation of voter pamphlets. Removes the requirement that the county clerk repeat a public certification test when a vote tally system is used instead of a counting board. Decreases the number of registration cards an individual can request from the secretary of state from 5,000 to 500. Adds language ensuring the state's ability to comply with Electoral Count Reform Act timelines. Allows the legislature to begin preparing 2024 ballot measure summaries when a measure is filed with the secretary of state. Authorizes a joint legislative committee to prepare ballot titles and explanatory statements for any legislatively referred ballot measures from the 2024 legislative session.

Tennessee SB 2587 provides that the county election commission shall select the voting machines to be purchased for use in the county and ensure the destruction of obsolete voting machines. Provides that if federal or state grants are used to completely pay for the purchase or destruction of voting machines, in lieu of the governing body of a county entering into the contract, lease, and option agreement, a county election commission may enter into the contract. 

Washington SB 5843 requires county election offices to install full-time cybersecurity software and notify the secretary of state of any breaches or intrusions. The bill also prohibits any interference with vote centers and prohibits election observers from touching ballots and election materials.

Arizona HB 2785 provides that beginning in 2026, an absentee ballot affidavit must specify that the ballot be signed and include return methods and deadlines. Implements signature verification procedures for mail ballots. Updates ballot cure timelines. Beginning in 2026, a voter delivering an early ballot to a voting location must present identification, or the ballot must undergo signature verification. Beginning in 2026, requires the Department of Administration to provide state-owned facilities for use as polling places when requested. Requires candidates and county chairpersons to review sample ballots and provide any changes within two calendar days of receipt. Extends the in-person early voting deadline from 5 p.m. the Friday before the election to 7 p.m. Establishes that mail ballots must have the voter's signature on the envelope and must be returned by 7 p.m. on Election Day. Requires county election officials to submit daily lists of voters with mismatched or missing absentee ballot signatures or who voted provisional ballots to the political parties. Requires ballot tabulation to continue from the time it is started until completed. Prohibits generating internal or public results reports until after all precincts report or the polls close on Election Day, whichever is earlier. Requires county election officials to post records related to these reporting procedures online within 48 hours of completion of tabulation. Requires county election officials to count early ballots returned on Election Day and post those totals on their website on election night. Requires provisional ballots to be verified sooner. Updates canvassing deadlines and some recount procedures. Requires logic and accuracy testing be performed on tabulating systems being used in a recount.

Colorado SB 72 requires the secretary of state to create training materials for county clerks and recorders to use to train sheriff’s staff to facilitate jail and detention center voting. requires in-person voting in jails to be open for at least six hours on any day between the fifteenth day and fourth day before Election Day. Requires the county clerk and recorder and the sheriff's designee to enable confined eligible voters to register to vote or update their registration and vote a secret ballot. Requires a team of bipartisan election judges to conduct a final collection of ballots deposited starting after 3 p.m. on Election Day. 

North Carolina HB 149 appropriates $5 million to the state board of elections to replace equipment, hire election staff and deploy mobile voting units and to communicate with voters affected by Hurricane Helene. The bill also permits county boards of elections to add early voting days, extend polling place hours and change polling locations for the 2024 general election in counties affected by Hurricane Helene. 

North Carolina SB 132 requires counties impacted by Hurricane Helene to open early voting sites from Oct. 29 until Nov. 2 for the 2024 general election. 

Tennessee HB 2391 allows voting at nursing homes to begin 27 days before an election. 

Alabama HB 101 allows new items to be eligible for reimbursement to counties by the state. Items include costs for training and associated travel expenses, electronic poll books, electronic voting machines and rental payments to a facility used as a polling place.

Arkansas HB 1051 appropriates funds to the State Board of Election Commissioners for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Prohibits the appropriation of funds for more than a one-year period.

Arkansas SB 66 appropriates $15 million to the secretary of state for the replacement of voting machines. 

California SB 1450 requires county election officials to post information at each vote center regarding the availability of language assistance services provided by the county or secretary of state, including a language assistance hotline. Requires counties with more than 500,000 registered voters to establish a voter education and outreach advisory committee, which must hold one public meeting on the development of a draft election administration plan that includes advocates on voter education and outreach. Requires county election officials to adopt a final election administration plan by 120 days before an election. Reestablishes a task force to review all-mailed or vote center elections and make recommendations to the legislature. Requires county election officials to report within nine months after the certification of an election comparing the cost of an all-mailed election with the costs of previous, non-mail elections. 

Delaware HB 316 provides that it is unlawful for a person to distribute a deepfake or enter into an agreement to distribute a deepfake if it is distributed within 90 days before an election, or is distributed without the consent of the depicted individual, unless the synthetic media includes a disclosure that the image/video/audio has been altered or artificially generated.

Guam Bill 280 appropriates $400,000 to the Guam Election Commission for the 2024 primary election. 

Idaho SB 1388 appropriates funds to the Office of the Secretary of State for fiscal year of 2025.

Illinois HB 5287 requires the state board of elections to provide funding for stipend payments to counties for officials including the county clerk, the county recorder, and the chief clerk of each county board of election commissioners 

Louisiana HB 16 allocates funds from the State General Fund to the Elections Program for expenses related to Congressional redistricting mailings only in the event that Senate Bill No. 8 of the 2024 First Extraordinary Session of the Legislature is enacted into law.

Louisiana HB 763 requires election officials to notify the secretary of state of federal directives or funding related to elections within five days of receipt. The bill also requires approval from the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs unless it is an explicit state or federal legal requirement. 

Mississippi SB 3048 appropriates statewide funding for elections for fiscal year 2025.  

New Mexico SB 108 requires the secretary of state to certify to the department of finance and administration the total costs incurred by their office to administer an election within 90 days of the election. Within 30 days of receipt, the department of finance and administration must transfer the amount certified by the secretary of state to the state’s election fund. The amount transferred cannot exceed $15 million.  

North Carolina HB 149 appropriates $5 million to the state board of elections to replace equipment, hire election staff and deploy mobile voting units and to communicate with voters affected by Hurricane Helene. The bill also permits county boards of elections to add early voting days, extend polling place hours and change polling locations for the 2024 general election in counties affected by Hurricane Helene. 

Tennessee SB 2587 provides that the county election commission shall select the voting machines to be purchased for use in the county and ensure the destruction of obsolete voting machines. Provides that if federal or state grants are used to completely pay for the purchase or destruction of voting machines, in lieu of the governing body of a county entering into the contract, lease, and option agreement, a county election commission may enter into the contract 

Virgin Islands B 345 provides an appropriation for salaries and expenses of the Virgin Islands Board of Elections and the Office of the Supervisor of Elections for the fiscal year Oct. 1, 2024, through Sept. 30, 2025. 

Alabama SB 1 makes it unlawful for any person to knowingly distribute and/or pre-fill an absentee ballot application for someone else.

Alabama HB 100 adds committing a felony against an election official and other crimes to the list of crimes of moral turpitude that disqualify an individual from voting. 

California AB 2642 prohibits intimidating, threatening or coercing any person for engaging in election-related activities. Creates a presumption that any person who openly carries a firearm while interacting with or observing election-related activities is engaged in prohibited intimidation, unless evidence shows to the contrary. 

California SB 1328 authorizes the secretary of state to impose additional conditions and requirements before issuing approval for electronic poll books, ballot manufacturers and finishers, ballot on demand systems, voting systems and remote accessible vote-by-mail systems. Requires ballot card manufacturers, ballot card finishers or ballot on demand system vendors to notify the secretary of state within 24 hours after discovering a flaw in the system that could adversely affect the proper casting or tallying of votes. Adds paper cast vote records, voted conditional voter registration ballots and conditional voter registration voter identification envelopes to the list of materials county election officials are required to keep for 22 months for federal elections or six months for all other elections. Expands the definition of the crime of knowing and unauthorized possession of voting machine key to include the unauthorized possession of passwords, credentials, or access keys to a voting machine. Authorizes the secure disposal of certified voting technology at the end of its life cycle with the written approval of the secretary of state and manufacturer and specifies steps to be taken if the chain of custody has been compromised for any part of a voting system. In addition to the existing prohibition on voting systems being connected to the internet at any time, adds a prohibition to establishing network connections to any device not directly used & necessary for voting system functions; prohibit communication with any component of voting system by wireless or modem transmission. 

Colorado HB 1150 creates new criminal penalties pertaining to false slates of electors.

Colorado SB 131 makes it a misdemeanor to carry a firearm at a polling location, drop box, or central count facility, including in parking areas. Exempts law enforcement officers, members of the armed forces when on active duty and security personnel. 

Colorado HB 1147 establishes that no person shall distribute, disseminate, publish, broadcast, transmit, or display a communication concerning a candidate for elective office that includes a deepfake. Imposes a fine of $100 per failure to include a statement disclosing the use of AI. 

Connecticut HB 5466 amends the statute of limitations for election-related crimes. 

Connecticut HB 5498 requires each ballot drop box to be video recorded. The video recording must be made public when possible. The bill also requires election officials to provide a report detailing the method by which ballots were received. The bill makes it a class A misdemeanor to intentionally threaten, harass, influence or disclose personal information of an election worker. 

District of Columbia B 684 enforces a penalty for committing certain dangerous and violent crimes against election workers and officials.

District of Columbia B 685 / B 806 increases the maximum fine for committing an offense against an election official or worker. 

Guam Bill 216 prohibits any person from electioneering on Election Day within one hundred feet of any entrance or exit of any polling place and allows for the Guam Police Department to assist.

Idaho SB 1244 prohibits electioneering within 250 feet of the primary entrance and exit at a polling place or other voting location.

Idaho SB 1394 makes it a felony to tamper with a voting machine or vote tally system.

Indiana SB 170 makes it a level 6 felony to knowingly or intentionally obstruct or interfere with an election worker or a voter, to injure an election worker or voter in the course of their duties, or to injure them because they exercised their duties.

Louisiana SB 420 explicitly defines what qualifies as a crime of election fraud or forgery. Imposes a fine of up to $2,000 or a prison sentence of up to two years for a first-time offense and up to $5,000 or five years for a subsequent violation.

Louisiana HB 581 requires witnesses for absentee ballots to be 18 years old and to provide a mailing address on the space provided on a ballot envelope. The bill also penalizes witnesses who sign more than one certificate of a voter who is not family. 

Maryland HB 585 / SB 480 prohibits a person from knowingly and willfully making a threat to harm an election official or an immediate family member of an election official because of the election official's role in administering the election process. Establishes that a person who violates the act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding three years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both. 

Michigan HB 4127 / HB 4128 prohibits firearms from being within 100 feet of polling places, early voting centers, ballot drop boxes and clerk’s offices.  

Michigan SB 603 increases recount petition filing fees and requires the board of county canvassers to complete the canvass as soon as possible. The bill also criminalizes interference with recounts. 

Michigan SB 604 establishes criminal charges for interfering with recounts.

New Mexico SB 5 establishes that unlawful possession of a firearm at a polling place, including within 100 feet of the entrance and within 50 feet of a secured ballot container, is a petty misdemeanor.

Virginia SB 364 extends the class of people eligible for voter registration record protection (address confidentiality) to include any person who is or has been one of Virginia’s electors for president and vice president of the U.S. and any person who has been or is currently a member of the state board of elections, the commissioner of elections, an employee of the department of elections, a member of a local electoral board, a general registrar, an employee in the office of the general registrar or an officer of election. Expands the crime of intimidation and threats toward election officials to include employees of election officials. 

Colorado HB 1150 creates new criminal penalties pertaining to false slates of electors.

Connecticut SB 257 requires the secretary of state to be the executive of the state responsible for issuing a certificate of ascertainment of appointment of presidential electors and transmitting the certificate to the archivist of the United States.

Hawaii HB 1880 establishes for chosen presidential electors to assemble at the state capital on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December following their election.

Illinois HB 4488 creates the Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act and requires state political parties to appoint presidential electors. The bill also requires the state board of elections to make the statewide voter registration list public except for 27 days before an election. The board may impose a small fee for the list and they may redact personal information for sold lists. 

Maine HB 1023 adopts an interstate compact to elect the president of the United States by national popular vote, known as the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.  

New York AB 9409 brings the state into compliance with the ECRA by moving the date of presidential electors to the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December. Specifies that the state board of elections must meet at least six days before the meeting of the electors to prepare and certify the list of electors. Requires an official, embossed state seal on the list of electors to verify the authenticity of the list. Changes the method of transmission of the certificate of electoral college vote to the "most expeditious method available" instead of by mail only. 

Oregon HB 4019 brings the state into compliance with the Electoral Count Reform Act. Sets the presidential electors meeting date for the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December and requires the governor and secretary of state to issue the certificate of ascertainment with a security feature. Updates procedures to fill an elector vacancy. Requires electors to take an oath of office administered by the secretary of state.

Oregon SB 1538 updates the process for filing for a translation of voter pamphlets. Removes the requirement that the county clerk repeat a public certification test when a vote tally system is used instead of a counting board. Decreases the number of registration cards an individual can request from the secretary of state from 5,000 to 500. Adds language ensuring the state's ability to comply with Electoral Count Reform Act timelines. Allows the legislature to begin preparing 2024 ballot measure summaries when a measure is filed with the secretary of state. Authorizes a joint legislative committee to prepare ballot titles and explanatory statements for any legislatively referred ballot measures from the 2024 legislative session.

Rhode Island HB 8304 / SB 3059 brings the state into compliance with the Electoral Count Reform Act by changing the meeting of presidential electors at the state house to the second Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December. 

Tennessee HB 1794 requires presidential electors to cast their ballot for their party’s pledged candidate, also known as a “faithless elector” law. 

Virginia HB 111 brings Virgina into compliance with the ECRA, specifies presidential election qualifications and nomination procedures and binds electors to their pledged candidate.   

West Virginia SB 1014 provides that presidential electors shall be nominated by each political party in a manner governed and prescribed by the rules of that state executive committee and not inconsistent with the rules of the appropriate national political party. If the party rules do not provide procedures for these nominations, then they are nominated through a state convention. 

Alabama HB 100 adds committing a felony against an election official and other crimes to the list of crimes of moral turpitude that disqualify an individual from voting. 

Alabama HB 180 increases pay for Mobile County election officers. Allows the Mobile County Election Official Appointment Board to appoint computer technical assistants for each polling place. 

California AB 1514 includes Sonoma County among the counties in which the board of supervisors is authorized to appoint a registrar of voters. 

California AB 2582 repeals the requirement for an election official to preserve the list of new resident voters. The bill also requires municipal candidates to file a declaration of candidacy on a form prescribed by the secretary of state. 

California AB 3197 requires local election officials to standardize candidate nomination petition forms. 

California AB 2951 requires local election officials to provide notice of intent to cancel a person's registration between 15 and 30 days before the cancellation if it was due to mental incapacity to vote, imprisonment for a felony or failure to respond to an address verification. If the cancellation is because the person has died, the officials must provide notice within 15 days before or after the cancellation of the voter's registration. Requires the secretary of state to submit a monthly update to specified legislative committees beginning Jan. 1, 2025, on its efforts in fully implementing and complying with specified laws regarding voting rights disqualifications and restorations. 

California AB 3184 requires election officials to include a single combined vote-by-mail signature verification statement and unsigned ballot identification envelope statement. Previously, the mail ballot signature verification was separate from the unsigned identification envelope statement. Prohibits election officials from certifying results from the Nov. 5, 2024, presidential election prior to the 28th calendar day following the election if there are any vote-by-mail ballots requiring signature verification that have not been verified yet by the voter. 

California SB 1493 reduces the initial number of copies of the state voter information guide and full text of all measures that the secretary of state is required to furnish to certain places, people and entities to one copy. 

Colorado SB 72 requires the secretary of state to create training materials for county clerks and recorders to use to train sheriff’s staff to facilitate jail and detention center voting. requires in-person voting in jails to be open for at least six hours on any day between the fifteenth day and fourth day before Election Day. Requires the county clerk and recorder and the sheriff's designee to enable confined eligible voters to register to vote or update their registration and vote a secret ballot. Requires a team of bipartisan election judges to conduct a final collection of ballots deposited starting after 3 p.m. on Election Day. 

Colorado SB 210 Authorizes the county clerk and recorder to set operational hours for their office. Allows 15-year-olds to preregister to vote.  Exempts presidential candidates from the prohibition on a candidate who is defeated in a primary election from participating in a general election. Modifies the nominating petition filing deadline for minor party candidates to 5 pm on the third Tuesday in March or on the 75th day after the first business day in January, whichever is later. Requires nomination petitions for candidate running to replace a statewide recalled official to be filed by 15 days before the election. Requires the secretary of state to develop and administer a pilot program allowing a county clerk and recorder to request a waiver to designate a minimum of two Election Day vote centers instead of three. 

District of Columbia B 684 enforces a penalty for committing certain dangerous and violent crimes against election workers and officials.

District of Columbia B 685 / B 806 increases the maximum fine for committing an offense against an election official or worker. 

Georgia HB 1207 provides that any person employed or retained by a county election superintendent to conduct election duties must be a citizen of the United States. Provides for the reopening of candidate qualifying if no person qualifies during the initial qualifying period. Provides candidates the opportunity to review and proof ballots prior to the finalization of the ballots.

Illinois HB 5287 requires the state board of elections to provide funding for stipend payments to counties for officials including the county clerk, the county recorder, and the chief clerk of each county board of election commissioners.

Indiana SB 170 makes it a level 6 felony to knowingly or intentionally obstruct or interfere with an election worker or a voter, to injure an election worker or voter in the course of their duties, or to injure them because they exercised their duties.

Iowa HB 2466 Requires recount boards to file a report with the state commissioner of elections after a recount. The report must include a tally of ballots the board reviewed. Requires the county board to reconvene by noon on the 27th day after the election if a recount is needed for president and vice president. Requires the commissioner to prepare separate absentee ballot styles for each county precinct and to program voting systems accordingly in primary elections, in addition to preexisting requirements for general elections. Requires an absentee ballot being returned by a voter's designee to certify that they will deliver the ballot to the commissioner within 72 hours, removing the option to mail it back to the commissioner. Requires the state commissioner of elections to conduct an unofficial canvass at the close of polls for city elections, school elections and primaries in addition to a preexisting requirement for doing so for general elections. Requires the county commissioner of elections to provide a written explanation of why all precincts are not reporting on election night to the state commissioner of elections in the event that occurs. Requires the state commissioner to set a deadline by which a county commissioner must test the system that will be used in the unofficial canvass. Requires all election personnel to undergo training conducted by the commissioner. 

Louisiana HB 89 changes the number of positions in each parish's office of registrar of voters to be based on the US Federal State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates. The number of authorized positions for state employees in the office of a registrar of voters ranges from two to 17 depending on the population of the parish. 

Louisiana HB 285 Changes the name of the elections compliance unit within the secretary of state’s office to the division of election integrity. 

Louisiana HB 763 requires election officials to notify the secretary of state of federal directives or funding related to elections within five days of receipt. The bill also requires approval from the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs unless it is an explicit state or federal legal requirement. 

Louisiana SB 4 establishes the calculation of retirement benefits from the Registrars of Voters Employees Retirement System. 

Louisiana SB 384 requires the secretary of state to maintain records of all rejected absentee ballots including the number of rejected ballots and the reason for rejection. This information must be included in the post-election statistical data published on the secretary of state's website. 

Maryland HB 333 requires the Board of Elections to maintain an online portal for the public to report election misinformation and disinformation. 

Maryland HB 471 requires the state election administrator to review any local canvassing board members’ dissents from the election determination and to submit that dissent to the board of state canvassers for a final determination. Allows members of the state board of canvassers to appoint designees to serve in their place on the board. Changes the convening date for the board of state canvassers to within 30 days following an election (instead of the previously required 35 days) and requires the board to review and make determinations of statements from canvassing boards within one day after convening. Requires the state board to review certified copies of election results and determine whether a statement by a local board of canvassers is inaccurate based on clear and convincing evidence and ascertain the accurate result if they determine the original results were incorrect. Requires the state elections administrator to submit the certified election results to the governor within three days of receipt from the state board. 

Maryland SB 417 requires the state board of elections to evaluate the state administrator of elections at least once per year. Requires the state administrator to conduct a performance evaluation of local board of election directors at least once per year and lays out related processes. Requires local boards of election to confer with the state administrator when appointing an election director and to maintain a warehouse and early voting center. Requires election directors to train election judges and to report security violations and damage to the elections office, warehouse, voting equipment, or other election materials to the local board of elections within 24 hours of their occurrence. Requires election directors to manage voting equipment storage, security and cybersecurity. 

New Hampshire SB 489 requires the secretary of state to conduct pre-election audits of a certain proportion of ballot counting devices that are used in state primary and general elections.

New Mexico SB 5 establishes that unlawful possession of a firearm at a polling place, including within 100 feet of the entrance and within 50 feet of a secured ballot container, is a petty misdemeanor.

New York SB 612 prohibits conflicts of interest among boards of elections employees and defines what constitutes a conflict of interest for them. 

North Carolina SB 382 transfers the State Board of Elections to the Department of the State Auditor and changes the appointment authority of the board from the governor to the state auditor. Changes the deadline for correcting a voter registration form, bringing a photo ID to verify a provisional ballot and curing absentee ballots to noon on the third business day after the election, instead of 5 p.m. on the day before the county canvass. Moves the deadline for an absentee ballot request to the second Tuesday before the election. Requires that the count of absentee ballots by county boards of election be conducted continuously, without leaving the counting place unless it is unavoidably necessary. Requires the county boards to announce the tally of absentee ballots no later than 5 p.m. on the third business day after the election. 

Tennessee HB 1897 requires an election administrator who runs for another office to be disqualified from the position of election administrator. Requires an election administrator to be recused from duties for 30 days before an election if their immediate family member is a candidate on the ballot. The bill permits the county board of elections to appoint a temporary replacement for the position.

Tennessee HB 1770 extends the termination date of the state election commission to June 30, 2032.

Tennessee SB 2284 requires candidates for the office of county clerk to have been a qualified voter and a resident of the county for one year prior to the qualifying deadline for running as a candidate for county clerk.

Tennessee SB 1706 requires each person, corporation, organization, partnership or political party that seeks to provide training or conferences related to the administration of elections to county election commissions to be approved by the secretary of state prior to providing such training or conference.

Utah SB 37 provides that, when conducting ballot reconciliation, an election officer must ensure that the sum of the number of ballots tabulated and the number of uncounted verified ballots equal the number of voters given credit for voting. Directs the lieutenant governor to make an electronic compilation of the Election Code and transmit the compilation to each county clerk. Requires the sponsors of a statewide initiative to submit certain information to the lieutenant governor on the day on which the sponsors submit the last initiative packet to the county clerk. Provides that the president of the Senate and speaker of the House shall oversee drafting ballot titles and summaries for questions submitted by the legislature to the voters; previously the legislative general counsel was charged with this duty. When a candidate withdraws, email notice of the withdrawal is to be sent to voters. Requires any declared candidates to dual must provide an actively monitored email address for certain election-related communications. Makes various additional technical revisions to the election code. 

Utah SB 94 prohibits an election officer who discloses the name and address of voters whose ballots have been rejected and not yet resolved from including in the disclosure the name or address of a protected individual.

Virginia HB 943 allows election officials to be eligible for protected voter status, allowing them to list a P.O. box instead of a residential address on their voter registration record.

Virginia SB 364 extends the class of people eligible for voter registration record protection (address confidentiality) to include any person who is or has been one of Virginia’s electors for president and vice president of the U.S. and any person who has been or is currently a member of the state board of elections, the commissioner of elections, an employee of the department of elections, a member of a local electoral board, a general registrar, an employee in the office of the general registrar or an officer of election. Expands the crime of intimidation and threats toward election officials to include employees of election officials. 

Washington HB 1241 defines election official and includes election officials to be protected from harassment.

Alabama HB 180 increases pay for Mobile County election officers. Allows the Mobile County Election Official Appointment Board to appoint computer technical assistants for each polling place.

Arizona SB 1063 makes it a class 2 misdemeanor to knowingly remove, alter, deface or cover any political sign of any candidate for public office or in support of or opposition to any ballot measure in the 71 days before that election and 15 days after that election (except for a candidate in a primary who advances to the general election).

Arizona HB 2785 provides that beginning in 2026, an absentee ballot affidavit must specify that the ballot be signed and include return methods and deadlines. Implements signature verification procedures for mail ballots. Updates ballot cure timelines. Beginning in 2026, a voter delivering an early ballot to a voting location must present identification, or the ballot must undergo signature verification. Beginning in 2026, requires the Department of Administration to provide state-owned facilities for use as polling places when requested. Requires candidates and county chairpersons to review sample ballots and provide any changes within two calendar days of receipt. Extends the in-person early voting deadline from 5 p.m. the Friday before the election to 7 p.m. Establishes that mail ballots must have the voter's signature on the envelope and must be returned by 7 p.m. on Election Day. Requires county election officials to submit daily lists of voters with mismatched or missing absentee ballot signatures or who voted provisional ballots to the political parties. Requires ballot tabulation to continue from the time it is started until completed. Prohibits generating internal or public results reports until after all precincts report or the polls close on Election Day, whichever is earlier. Requires county election officials to post records related to these reporting procedures online within 48 hours of completion of tabulation. Requires county election officials to count early ballots returned on Election Day and post those totals on their website on election night. Requires provisional ballots to be verified sooner. Updates canvassing deadlines and some recount procedures. Requires logic and accuracy testing be performed on tabulating systems being used in a recount.

California AB 2642 prohibits intimidating, threatening or coercing any person for engaging in election-related activities. Creates a presumption that any person who openly carries a firearm while interacting with or observing election-related activities is engaged in prohibited intimidation, unless evidence shows to the contrary. 

Colorado SB 131 makes it a misdemeanor to carry a firearm at a polling location, drop box, or central count facility, including in parking areas. Exempts law enforcement officers, members of the armed forces when on active duty and security personnel. 

Connecticut HB 5498 requires each ballot drop box to be video recorded. The video recording must be made public when possible. The bill also requires election officials to provide a report detailing the method by which ballots were received. The bill makes it a class A misdemeanor to intentionally threaten, harass, influence or disclose personal information of an election worker. 

Delaware HB 239 specifies that all polling places must have ADA compliant parking except in cases where an emergency or natural disaster renders a polling place unsafe, and a commissioner has deemed no other options available. 

Guam Bill 216 prohibits any person from electioneering on Election Day within one hundred feet of any entrance or exit of any polling place and allows for the Guam Police Department to assist.

Idaho SB 1244 prohibits electioneering within 250 feet of the primary entrance and exit at a polling place or other voting location.

Louisiana HB 319 requires parish authorities to provide the reason for changing a polling place location when they change it within a certain period before an election. Requires the secretary of state to list polling place location changes and the reasons for them in a "sortable format" on their website. Authorizes parish registrars or clerks to publish that information and a link to the secretary of state's webpage on their websites.

Louisiana HB 220 requires each parish website to have polling locations posted 30 days before an election. The bill also requires the secretary of state's website to include instructions on how a voter may subscribe to receive electronic notifications of polling place location changes. 

Louisiana HB 483 prohibits registered sex offenders and child predators from serving as early voting election commissioners.  

Louisiana HB 962 prohibits filming the preparation, testing and inspection of election machines and the counting of early and mail ballots. The bill requires parish election board members to be notified of meetings at least 24 hours before a meeting and allows the board to request more board members for counting absentee and early ballots. 

Louisiana SB 261 allows parties with 25% or more of registered voters in the state to have party “super watchers” in a parish if a candidate of that party is on the ballot. The number of super watchers permitted is determined by the number of registered voters in the parish. The bill also permits partisan watchers to observe early voting. 

Maryland SB 271 requires public officials to allow public buildings they are responsible for to be used as early voting centers when requested. Establishes an appeals process if a public building is not available during the time needed for early voting. Allows incumbent central committee members to act as committee officers while they are a candidate for party office. Requires court clerks to report the name and address of individuals convicted of felonies each month for list maintenance purposes. 

Maryland SB 417 requires the state board of elections to evaluate the state administrator of elections at least once per year. Requires the state administrator to conduct a performance evaluation of local board of election directors at least once per year and lays out related processes. Requires local boards of election to confer with the state administrator when appointing an election director and to maintain a warehouse and early voting center. Requires election directors to train election judges and to report security violations and damage to the elections office, warehouse, voting equipment, or other election materials to the local board of elections within 24 hours of their occurrence. Requires election directors to manage voting equipment storage, security and cybersecurity. 

Maryland HB 700 requires the state board of elections to develop and implement an election judge recruitment program. Requires the state board of elections to standardize forms related to serving as an election judge. Prohibits local boards of elections or county governments from requiring additional forms or documentation to serve as an election judge. 

Michigan HB 4127 / HB 4128 prohibits firearms from being within 100 feet of polling places, early voting centers, ballot drop boxes and clerk’s offices.  

Minnesota HB 4772 appropriates funds for various election related purposes. Specifies that those funds may be used to transition local governments to .gov domains. Updates the circumstances under which a special election must be held to fill a school board vacancy. Requires a political party to have had a candidate receive at least 8% of the vote in the most recent election to qualify as a major party. Revises voter registration rules for college student IDs to allow college students to register using a photo student ID if their name, student ID number and address appear on a college housing list. Updates the process colleges must follow to submit that information. Requires paper voter registration applications to include a space for a voter to provide a physical description of where they live. Prohibits publishing information from the publicly available voter information list on the internet or giving information from the list to another person or entity besides the person or entity who got the access. Allows using information from the list to inform other databases used for election and political purposes. Specifies that schools must make paper and electronic voter registration applications available to eligible students. Requires that an absentee ballot witness be at least 18 years old and a U.S. citizen, removing a previous requirement that a witness be a registered Minnesota voter. Requires establishment of a temporary polling place on a college campus upon the institution’s request and lays out related deadlines and procedures. Requires candidates to present their driver’s license, ID card or proof of residence with their affidavit of candidacy. Updates procedures related to home rule jurisdictions adopting write-in procedures. Requires polling place locations in unorganized territory to remain the same until changed, instead of for only one year. Updates criteria for determining when translated election materials must be provided in a jurisdiction and updates procedures related to producing and providing those materials. Requires sample ballots to accurately reflect the ballot contents for that polling place. Requires notice of local ballot question elections to be given to the county auditor 84 days before the election instead of 74 days. Updates exit polling procedures and prohibits interfering with a person’s ability to enter or leave a polling place while conducting an exit poll or allowing a person to view another person’s responses to the poll. Allows absentee ballots received after 3 p.m. on Election Day to be added to total count results after the precinct initially reports results. Requires counties to publish how many absentee ballots are left to be processed on their website. Requires election judges to prepare summary statements as soon as the final ballot count agrees with the number of ballots to be counted. Requires the canvassing board to meet between the third and eighth day after the election instead of the third and tenth day. Requires the state canvassing board to meet on the 16th day after the election (or the following business day if the 16th day is a holiday) instead of the third Tuesday. Provides a specific margin of difference between a manual recount and an election result that will trigger a requirement for the state to pay for the recount election if requested in writing by a candidate. Requires a presidential recount request to be made by 5 p.m. the day after the canvass and requires the recount to be complete by six days after it is requested. Requires postelection reviews to begin between the ninth and 14th day after the general election and to be completed one day before the state canvass board meeting. Authorizes the governor to have presidential electors meet at an alternate location if needed and requires the governor to tell the Capitol press corps where the electors will meet. Updates procedures related to election contests. Includes an election official’s person phone number, email address, and information and photos of their child in the category of information that may not be disseminated. Updates voting rights restoration processes. Prohibits disseminating a deepfake within 90 days of a political party convention or after the start of absentee voting. Enacts the Minnesota Voting Rights Act. Updates procedures related to changing polling places in an emergency. 

Nebraska LB 287 permits the secretary of state to provide one list of registered voters to state party headquarters free of charge and defines electioneering. The bill allows poll workers to volunteer or for their pay to be donated to a tax-exempt organization. In the event of a U.S. House of Representatives vacancy, the governor must issue a special election between 75 and 90 days after a vacancy occurs. The bill specifies name changes on ballots after candidate filing, provides clarification on exemptions for voter ID laws and allows newly naturalized citizens to register after the registration deadline. Updates various petition signature requirements.   

New York SB 6130 provides that a qualified voter who is a New York resident and licensed to practice law in the state may serve as a watcher at any polling place in the state. 

South Dakota HB 1182 adds a definition for "ballot question committee" to the election code. Allows any candidate, party or ballot question committee to have poll watchers present during an election. Stipulates that members of the public may observe an election in a manner that does not interfere with poll workers' and poll watchers' duties. Makes it a misdemeanor for a poll watcher, observer or poll worker to violate these requirements. Requires recount board meetings to be open to the public and requires members of the public to keep a "reasonable distance" from ballots. 

Tennessee HB 1649 allows public and charter schools to be used as polling locations for presidential primary elections.

Virginia HB 940 requires a notice to be posted at the old polling location if a new location has been designated. The notice must have information on how voters can find their polling place.

Washington SB 5843 requires county election offices to install full-time cybersecurity software and notify the secretary of state of any breaches or intrusions. The bill also prohibits any interference with vote centers and prohibits election observers from touching ballots and election materials.

Wisconsin AB 298 prohibits established polling places from being closed on Election Day, except for emergencies as determined by the municipality.

Arizona SB 1342 allows political party designees to perform hand count audits under the supervision of the county officer in charge and the designees shall be provided with compensation.

Arizona HB 2785 provides that beginning in 2026, an absentee ballot affidavit must specify that the ballot be signed and include return methods and deadlines. Implements signature verification procedures for mail ballots. Updates ballot cure timelines. Beginning in 2026, a voter delivering an early ballot to a voting location must present identification, or the ballot must undergo signature verification. Beginning in 2026, requires the Department of Administration to provide state-owned facilities for use as polling places when requested. Requires candidates and county chairpersons to review sample ballots and provide any changes within two calendar days of receipt. Extends the in-person early voting deadline from 5 p.m. the Friday before the election to 7 p.m. Establishes that mail ballots must have the voter's signature on the envelope and must be returned by 7 p.m. on Election Day. Requires county election officials to submit daily lists of voters with mismatched or missing absentee ballot signatures or who voted provisional ballots to the political parties. Requires ballot tabulation to continue from the time it is started until completed. Prohibits generating internal or public results reports until after all precincts report or the polls close on Election Day, whichever is earlier. Requires county election officials to post records related to these reporting procedures online within 48 hours of completion of tabulation. Requires county election officials to count early ballots returned on Election Day and post those totals on their website on election night. Requires provisional ballots to be verified sooner. Updates canvassing deadlines and some recount procedures. Requires logic and accuracy testing be performed on tabulating systems being used in a recount.

California AB 3184 requires election officials to include a single combined vote-by-mail signature verification statement and unsigned ballot identification envelope statement. Previously, the mail ballot signature verification was separate from the unsigned identification envelope statement. Prohibits election officials from certifying results from the Nov. 5, 2024, presidential election prior to the 28th calendar day following the election if there are any vote-by-mail ballots requiring signature verification that have not been verified yet by the voter. 

Georgia HB 974 provides that ballots used in optical scan voting systems shall use paper with a visible watermark security feature. Provides for the scanning of tabulated absentee ballots and requires the secretary of state to establish and maintain a statewide system for the posting of scanned ballots. Expands the number of contests subject to risk-limiting audits, provides procedures for selection of contests subject to such audits and provides a pilot program to audit paper ballots using optical character recognition.

Guam Bill 214 establishes that if the total number of write-in votes is the largest number of votes for that office, the names appearing next to the marked write-in voting oval shall be tabulated and published.  

Hawaii HB129 requires mandatory recounts to be completed and that results be publicly announced by the fifth business day after Election Day.

Hawaii SB 2333 allows the use of copies, including electronic copies, of paper ballots to verify that electronic tallies match hand tallies in a post-election pre-certification audit. 

Idaho HB 561 requires the canvass report to include the total number of votes cast for each candidate for office by county and legislative district, the total number of affirmative and negative votes cast for any special question, and any overvotes or undervotes cast by county.

Iowa HB 2466 Requires recount boards to file a report with the state commissioner of elections after a recount. The report must include a tally of ballots the board reviewed. Requires the county board to reconvene by noon on the 27th day after the election if a recount is needed for president and vice president. Requires the commissioner to prepare separate absentee ballot styles for each county precinct and to program voting systems accordingly in primary elections, in addition to preexisting requirements for general elections. Requires an absentee ballot being returned by a voter's designee to certify that they will deliver the ballot to the commissioner within 72 hours, removing the option to mail it back to the commissioner. Requires the state commissioner of elections to conduct an unofficial canvass at the close of polls for city elections, school elections and primaries in addition to a preexisting requirement for doing so for general elections. Requires the county commissioner of elections to provide a written explanation of why all precincts are not reporting on election night to the state commissioner of elections in the event that occurs. Requires the state commissioner to set a deadline by which a county commissioner must test the system that will be used in the unofficial canvass. Requires all election personnel to undergo training conducted by the commissioner. 

Kentucky HB 53 requires the State Board of Elections to establish the protocol by which ballots are checked, compared and verified with the results produced by vote tallying equipment to ensure accuracy through a hand-to-eye recount.

Maryland HB 371 requires a petitioner for a recount to select the method for conducting the recount, limits the methods from which the selection must be made, requires a local board of elections to preserve and store certain voter-verifiable paper records and conduct a recount in a certain manner. 

Maryland HB 471 requires the state election administrator to review any local canvassing board members’ dissents from the election determination and to submit that dissent to the board of state canvassers for a final determination. Allows members of the state board of canvassers to appoint designees to serve in their place on the board. Changes the convening date for the board of state canvassers to within 30 days following an election (instead of the previously required 35 days) and requires the board to review and make determinations of statements from canvassing boards within one day after convening. Requires the state board to review certified copies of election results and determine whether a statement by a local board of canvassers is inaccurate based on clear and convincing evidence and ascertain the accurate result if they determine the original results were incorrect. Requires the state elections administrator to submit the certified election results to the governor within three days of receipt from the state board. 

Michigan SB 603 increases recount petition filing fees and requires the board of county canvassers to complete the canvass as soon as possible. The bill also criminalizes interference with recounts. 

Minnesota HB 4772 appropriates funds for various election related purposes. Specifies that those funds may be used to transition local governments to .gov domains. Updates the circumstances under which a special election must be held to fill a school board vacancy. Requires a political party to have had a candidate receive at least 8% of the vote in the most recent election to qualify as a major party. Revises voter registration rules for college student IDs to allow college students to register using a photo student ID if their name, student ID number and address appear on a college housing list. Updates the process colleges must follow to submit that information. Requires paper voter registration applications to include a space for a voter to provide a physical description of where they live. Prohibits publishing information from the publicly available voter information list on the internet or giving information from the list to another person or entity besides the person or entity who got the access. Allows using information from the list to inform other databases used for election and political purposes. Specifies that schools must make paper and electronic voter registration applications available to eligible students. Requires that an absentee ballot witness be at least 18 years old and a U.S. citizen, removing a previous requirement that a witness be a registered Minnesota voter. Requires establishment of a temporary polling place on a college campus upon the institution’s request and lays out related deadlines and procedures. Requires candidates to present their driver’s license, ID card or proof of residence with their affidavit of candidacy. Updates procedures related to home rule jurisdictions adopting write-in procedures. Requires polling place locations in unorganized territory to remain the same until changed, instead of for only one year. Updates criteria for determining when translated election materials must be provided in a jurisdiction and updates procedures related to producing and providing those materials. Requires sample ballots to accurately reflect the ballot contents for that polling place. Requires notice of local ballot question elections to be given to the county auditor 84 days before the election instead of 74 days. Updates exit polling procedures and prohibits interfering with a person’s ability to enter or leave a polling place while conducting an exit poll or allowing a person to view another person’s responses to the poll. Allows absentee ballots received after 3 p.m. on Election Day to be added to total count results after the precinct initially reports results. Requires counties to publish how many absentee ballots are left to be processed on their website. Requires election judges to prepare summary statements as soon as the final ballot count agrees with the number of ballots to be counted. Requires the canvassing board to meet between the third and eighth day after the election instead of the third and tenth day. Requires the state canvassing board to meet on the 16th day after the election (or the following business day if the 16th day is a holiday) instead of the third Tuesday. Provides a specific margin of difference between a manual recount and an election result that will trigger a requirement for the state to pay for the recount election if requested in writing by a candidate. Requires a presidential recount request to be made by 5 p.m. the day after the canvass and requires the recount to be complete by six days after it is requested. Requires postelection reviews to begin between the ninth and 14th day after the general election and to be completed one day before the state canvass board meeting. Authorizes the governor to have presidential electors meet at an alternate location if needed and requires the governor to tell the Capitol press corps where the electors will meet. Updates procedures related to election contests. Includes an election official’s person phone number, email address, and information and photos of their child in the category of information that may not be disseminated. Updates voting rights restoration processes. Prohibits disseminating a deepfake within 90 days of a political party convention or after the start of absentee voting. Enacts the Minnesota Voting Rights Act. Updates procedures related to changing polling places in an emergency. 

Mississippi HB 1135 specifies which judges have jurisdiction to hear election disputes on Election Day and requires that Election Day disputes be heard by judges who have been selected by the chief justice of the state Supreme Court to hear said disputes. 

New Hampshire HB 243 requires tabulation of votes to be conducted publicly and requires documents generated from tabulation to be made available to the public. 

North Carolina SB 382 transfers the State Board of Elections to the Department of the State Auditor and changes the appointment authority of the board from the governor to the state auditor. Changes the deadline for correcting a voter registration form, bringing a photo ID to verify a provisional ballot and curing absentee ballots to noon on the third business day after the election, instead of 5 p.m. on the day before the county canvass. Moves the deadline for an absentee ballot request to the second Tuesday before the election. Requires that the count of absentee ballots by county boards of election be conducted continuously, without leaving the counting place unless it is unavoidably necessary. Requires the county boards to announce the tally of absentee ballots no later than 5 p.m. on the third business day after the election. 

Rhode Island HB 7328 / SB 2458 adds elections for the Rhode Island general assembly to elections subject to risk-limiting audits of the state board of elections. 

Utah HB 515 requires an automatic recount if the board of canvassers certifies a tie. If a tie stands after a recount, the winner is determined by lot.

Utah SB 37 provides that, when conducting ballot reconciliation, an election officer must ensure that the sum of the number of ballots tabulated and the number of uncounted verified ballots equal the number of voters given credit for voting. Directs the lieutenant governor to make an electronic compilation of the Election Code and transmit the compilation to each county clerk. Requires the sponsors of a statewide initiative to submit certain information to the lieutenant governor on the day on which the sponsors submit the last initiative packet to the county clerk. Provides that the president of the Senate and speaker of the House shall oversee drafting ballot titles and summaries for questions submitted by the legislature to the voters; previously the legislative general counsel was charged with this duty. When a candidate withdraws, email notice of the withdrawal is to be sent to voters. Requires any declared candidates to dual must provide an actively monitored email address for certain election-related communications. Makes various additional technical revisions to the election code. 

Virginia HB 998 changes the electoral board adjournment date from seven to ten days after an election.

Washington SB 5890 requires ballot auditors to contact voters whose mail ballots cannot be verified via phone call, email or text message, if the information is available. Meetings for the board of canvassers must be accessible to the public. The secretary of state is encouraged to include multiple signature blocks on voter registration forms to aid in signature verification.

West Virginia SB 166 changes jurisdiction for election contests for county, district and municipal elections to circuit courts, rather than the county commission. Requires a recount to be completed before filing certain election contests. Requires appeals of a decision made by a circuit court in an election contest be made to the Supreme Court of Appeals. Grants rule-making authority to the Supreme Court of Appeals regarding election contests before circuit courts. 

Arizona SB 2080 updates vacancy filling and primary procedures for city and town offices. 

Colorado SB 210 Authorizes the county clerk and recorder to set operational hours for their office. Allows 15-year-olds to preregister to vote.  Exempts presidential candidates from the prohibition on a candidate who is defeated in a primary election from participating in a general election. Modifies the nominating petition filing deadline for minor party candidates to 5 pm on the third Tuesday in March or on the 75th day after the first business day in January, whichever is later. Requires nomination petitions for candidate running to replace a statewide recalled official to be filed by 15 days before the election. Requires the secretary of state to develop and administer a pilot program allowing a county clerk and recorder to request a waiver to designate a minimum of two Election Day vote centers instead of three. 

Louisiana HB 17 switches state primaries from nonpartisan to partisan for certain offices. Establishes procedures for running partisan primaries.

Louisiana SB 198 allows a U.S. senator or representative who is a candidate for president or vice president of the United States to be a candidate in a primary or general election for both offices at the same time. 

Louisiana HB 570 requires voters to be affiliated with a party before the close of registration to be eligible to vote for a political party committee candidate. 

Mississippi SB 2144 specifies that if a second primary (a primary runoff) is needed, it will be held four weeks after the first primary. The bill also prohibits ranked-choice voting. 

New Jersey SB 3758 allows unaffiliated voters to vote by mail in a primary election if they have submitted a party affiliation declaration form.

New Jersey SB 4206 requires a write-in candidate in a primary election to receive a number of votes equal to the number of signatures required on a nominating petition in order to be elected.

Rhode Island HB 7662 / SB 2418 allows unaffiliated voters to participate in party primaries without becoming affiliated with that party. Requires a form for disaffiliating from a political party be provided at polling locations and early voting sites. 

Alabama SB 186 prohibits the use of ranked choice voting. 

Kentucky HB 44 provides that the administrative office of the courts shall prepare a list of all persons who were excused from jury duty for not being a citizen of the United States. Upon receipt of notification of jury excusal of a noncitizen, the State Board of Elections must remove the person from the voter registration roll within five days. The secretary of state, in cooperation with the State Board of Elections, shall issue and present a comprehensive activity report regarding voter registration cleanup activities on or before July 1 of each year to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the appropriate committee. Prohibits the use of ranked choice voting. 

Louisiana SB 101 prohibits the use of ranked choice voting. 

Mississippi SB 2144 specifies that if a second primary (a primary runoff) is needed, it will be held four weeks after the first primary. The bill also prohibits ranked-choice voting. 

Oklahoma HB 3156 prohibits the use of alternative voting systems including ranked choice voting and instant runoffs. 

California SB 1450 requires county election officials to post information at each vote center regarding the availability of language assistance services provided by the county or secretary of state, including a language assistance hotline. Requires counties with more than 500,000 registered voters to establish a voter education and outreach advisory committee, which must hold one public meeting on the development of a draft election administration plan that includes advocates on voter education and outreach. Requires county election officials to adopt a final election administration plan by 120 days before an election. Reestablishes a task force to review all-mailed or vote center elections and make recommendations to the legislature. Requires county election officials to report within nine months after the certification of an election comparing the cost of an all-mailed election with the costs of previous, non-mail elections. 

Hawaii HB 1879 prohibits the digital voter information guide from being released to any individual until it is released to the public.

Louisiana SB 218 requires voter assistance forms to include the assistant's name, address, relation to the voter and whether they were paid for their assistance. A voter not indicated as needing assistance in the precinct register must attest on the form they need assistance. Prohibits an individual other than an immediate family member from returning someone else’s vote by mail application . Stipulates that a person’s vote by mail approval status will last for four years if the person is entitled to vote by mail because of disability or senior citizen status. Provides that a vote by mail ballot application that is returned undeliverable is no longer valid. Prohibits the distribution of absentee ballot applications to anyone who has not requested an application except in some emergencies. 

Louisiana HB 220 requires each parish website to have polling locations posted 30 days before an election. The bill also requires the secretary of state's website to include instructions on how a voter may subscribe to receive electronic notifications of polling place location changes.

New Hampshire HB 1014 requires information on election and voting laws to be included in educational instruction for federal and state history and government and civics classes. 

New Hampshire HB 1098 allows clerks to deliver absentee ballots to residents of nursing homes and elder care facilities. 

Oregon SB 1533 adjusts criteria for determining what languages the secretary of state must identify and use in voter materials.

Oregon SB 1538 updates the process for filing for a translation of voter pamphlets. Removes the requirement that the county clerk repeat a public certification test when a vote tally system is used instead of a counting board. Decreases the number of registration cards an individual can request from the secretary of state from 5,000 to 500. Adds language ensuring the state's ability to comply with Electoral Count Reform Act timelines. Allows the legislature to begin preparing 2024 ballot measure summaries when a measure is filed with the secretary of state. Authorizes a joint legislative committee to prepare ballot titles and explanatory statements for any legislatively referred ballot measures from the 2024 legislative session.

Rhode Island HB 7476  / SB 2447 requires ballot measures and voter information pamphlets to be written at an eighth grade reading level.

Rhode Island HB 7756 / SB 2778 removes the requirement for a voter to sign an “X” if they cannot sign their name due to blindness, disability, or inability to read or write for mail ballots. Allows them or an assistant to mark a box (with any mark, not just an “X”) to indicate they cannot sign and include the name, address and signature of the person who assisted the voter. Allows mail ballot applications to be accepted if they are postmarked by the 21st day before an election if it is received 18 days before the election.  

South Dakota SB 99 clarifies that an election administrator is required to provide a ballot to a voter's authorized messenger when the voter is unable to obtain their own ballot due to sickness or disability.

Tennessee SB 2118 requires election coordinators to create an absentee ballot application for voters with print disabilities. Coordinators must mail or electronically send the voters an accessible ballot that the voter is to return via mail.

Virginia HB 441 / SB 605 changes the definition of "person with a disability" and requires election officers to be trained in assisting voters with disabilities outside of the polling place.

Virginia HB 989 requires the Department of Elections to provide information to voters on their website. The bill requires the website to be translated as required by subsection A of Section 24.2-128.

Virginia HB 1003 changes the requirement of notification for election changes to be mailed to voters 30 days before Election Day.

Washington HB 1272 increases the civil penalty for false voter pamphlets from $2 per copy solicited to $5 or from $1,000 to $10,000, whichever is greater. The bill prohibits voter pamphlets from having graphs, charts, photos and cartoons, but allows candidate statements and photos in the local pamphlet. Local authorities must post voter pamphlets online and shall take public comment.

California SB 1174 prohibits local governments from enacting or enforcing any ordinance or regulation requiring a person to present identification to vote. 

Idaho HB 583 establishes that a driver's license or identification card issued to a person who has been domiciled in Idaho for less than 30 days may not be used for identification for the purpose of voting.

Mississippi SB 2576 clarifies that a valid ID for voting is a document that verifies a voter's identity and has no expiration date or has an issuance date not more than 10 years prior to the date the document is presented. 

Minnesota HB 4772 appropriates funds for various election related purposes. Specifies that those funds may be used to transition local governments to .gov domains. Updates the circumstances under which a special election must be held to fill a school board vacancy. Requires a political party to have had a candidate receive at least 8% of the vote in the most recent election to qualify as a major party. Revises voter registration rules for college student IDs to allow college students to register using a photo student ID if their name, student ID number and address appear on a college housing list. Updates the process colleges must follow to submit that information. Requires paper voter registration applications to include a space for a voter to provide a physical description of where they live. Prohibits publishing information from the publicly available voter information list on the internet or giving information from the list to another person or entity besides the person or entity who got the access. Allows using information from the list to inform other databases used for election and political purposes. Specifies that schools must make paper and electronic voter registration applications available to eligible students. Requires that an absentee ballot witness be at least 18 years old and a U.S. citizen, removing a previous requirement that a witness be a registered Minnesota voter. Requires establishment of a temporary polling place on a college campus upon the institution’s request and lays out related deadlines and procedures. Requires candidates to present their driver’s license, ID card or proof of residence with their affidavit of candidacy. Updates procedures related to home rule jurisdictions adopting write-in procedures. Requires polling place locations in unorganized territory to remain the same until changed, instead of for only one year. Updates criteria for determining when translated election materials must be provided in a jurisdiction and updates procedures related to producing and providing those materials. Requires sample ballots to accurately reflect the ballot contents for that polling place. Requires notice of local ballot question elections to be given to the county auditor 84 days before the election instead of 74 days. Updates exit polling procedures and prohibits interfering with a person’s ability to enter or leave a polling place while conducting an exit poll or allowing a person to view another person’s responses to the poll. Allows absentee ballots received after 3 p.m. on Election Day to be added to total count results after the precinct initially reports results. Requires counties to publish how many absentee ballots are left to be processed on their website. Requires election judges to prepare summary statements as soon as the final ballot count agrees with the number of ballots to be counted. Requires the canvassing board to meet between the third and eighth day after the election instead of the third and tenth day. Requires the state canvassing board to meet on the 16th day after the election (or the following business day if the 16th day is a holiday) instead of the third Tuesday. Provides a specific margin of difference between a manual recount and an election result that will trigger a requirement for the state to pay for the recount election if requested in writing by a candidate. Requires a presidential recount request to be made by 5 p.m. the day after the canvass and requires the recount to be complete by six days after it is requested. Requires postelection reviews to begin between the ninth and 14th day after the general election and to be completed one day before the state canvass board meeting. Authorizes the governor to have presidential electors meet at an alternate location if needed and requires the governor to tell the Capitol press corps where the electors will meet. Updates procedures related to election contests. Includes an election official’s person phone number, email address, and information and photos of their child in the category of information that may not be disseminated. Updates voting rights restoration processes. Prohibits disseminating a deepfake within 90 days of a political party convention or after the start of absentee voting. Enacts the Minnesota Voting Rights Act. Updates procedures related to changing polling places in an emergency. 

Nebraska LB 287 permits the secretary of state to provide one list of registered voters to state party headquarters free of charge and defines electioneering. The bill allows poll workers to volunteer or for their pay to be donated to a tax-exempt organization. In the event of a U.S. House of Representatives vacancy, the governor must issue a special election between 75 and 90 days after a vacancy occurs. The bill specifies name changes on ballots after candidate filing, provides clarification on exemptions for voter ID laws and allows newly naturalized citizens to register after the registration deadline. Updates various petition signature requirements.   

Rhode Island SB 129 stipulates that state ID cards issued to people who are unable to establish legal presence in the U.S. may not be used as voter ID.

West Virigina SB 623 requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to provide images of people for identification purposes to the secretary of state for voter identification.

Arizona HB 2482 requires a county recorder to notify the elector of any changes made to the voter's registration record by sending a text or email within 24 hours of making the changes.

California AB 2582 repeals the requirement for an election official to preserve the list of new resident voters. The bill also requires municipal candidates to file a declaration of candidacy on a form prescribed by the secretary of state. 

California AB 2127 extends the operation of the task force advising the secretary of state on implementing the California New Motor Voter Program, which was previously scheduled to end Jan. 1, 2025, until Jan. 1, 2030. 

California AB 2951 requires local election officials to provide notice of intent to cancel a person's registration between 15 and 30 days before the cancellation if it was due to mental incapacity to vote, imprisonment for a felony or failure to respond to an address verification. If the cancellation is because the person has died, the officials must provide notice within 15 days before or after the cancellation of the voter's registration. Requires the secretary of state to submit a monthly update to specified legislative committees beginning Jan. 1, 2025, on its efforts in fully implementing and complying with specified laws regarding voting rights disqualifications and restorations. 

Colorado SB 210 Authorizes the county clerk and recorder to set operational hours for their office. Allows 15-year-olds to preregister to vote.  Exempts presidential candidates from the prohibition on a candidate who is defeated in a primary election from participating in a general election. Modifies the nominating petition filing deadline for minor party candidates to 5 pm on the third Tuesday in March or on the 75th day after the first business day in January, whichever is later. Requires nomination petitions for candidate running to replace a statewide recalled official to be filed by 15 days before the election. Requires the secretary of state to develop and administer a pilot program allowing a county clerk and recorder to request a waiver to designate a minimum of two Election Day vote centers instead of three. 

Florida HB 135 prohibits changing a voter's party affiliation without written designation and signature from the voter.

Florida HB 7003 allows confidential information concerning preregistered voter registration applicants who are minors to be disclosed to another governmental entity if the disclosure is necessary for election administration.

Georgia SB 189 allows anyone who is homeless to use the registrar's office of the county the person resides in as a mailing address for election purposes. Establishes that if a person registered to vote in another location, they shall be deemed to have changed their residency. Requires advance and absentee ballots to be tabulated and results reported no later than 8 p.m. on such day or within one hour of the closing of all polls in the county. Eliminates the practice of using QR codes on ballots to count votes electronically. Allows a presidential candidate to be on the ballot as long as they've qualified for the ballot in at least 20 other states.

Hawaii SB 2240 requires the secretary of state to file an application to join the Electronic Registration Information Center. 

Illinois HB 4488 creates the Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act and requires state political parties to appoint presidential electors. The bill also requires the state board of elections to make the statewide voter registration list public except for 27 days before an election. The board may impose a small fee for the list and they may redact personal information for sold lists. 

Indiana HB 1264 requires individuals registering to vote to provide a valid photo identification or document that provides proof of residence. Allows the statewide voter registration system to provide a feature that identifies voter registrations that list a potential nonresidential address. Requires the state to provide each county voter registration office information about a voter disqualified from jury service because they are a noncitizen.

Indiana HB 1265 requires any county not designated as a vote center county to establish a plan that specifies the method and timing of providing absentee reports to persons entitled to receive them. Requires the state NVRA official to annually review and identify voter registration records that contain a date of birth or a date of birth that is at least one hundred fifteen years or more and report that information to the voter registration offices. Requires absentee ballot applications to be received by the clerk no later than noon on Election Day. Allows voters to receive a mail or hand delivered notice if their signature is mismatched on their ballot. Allows voters to cure a signature mismatch by delivering an affidavit to a circuit court clerk's office or satellite early voting location. Updates candidate vacancy filling procedures. Creates chain of custody procedures for voter challenge affidavits.

Kentucky HB 44 provides that the administrative office of the courts shall prepare a list of all persons who were excused from jury duty for not being a citizen of the United States. The secretary of state, in cooperation with the State Board of Elections, shall issue and present a comprehensive activity report regarding voter registration cleanup activities on or before July 1 of each year to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the appropriate committee.

Kentucky HB 580 provides that the State Board of Elections shall establish a voter registration purge program to remove ineligible voters from the system.

Kentucky HB 44 provides that the administrative office of the courts shall prepare a list of all persons who were excused from jury duty for not being a citizen of the United States. Upon receipt of notification of jury excusal of a noncitizen, the State Board of Elections must remove the person from the voter registration roll within five days. The secretary of state, in cooperation with the State Board of Elections, shall issue and present a comprehensive activity report regarding voter registration cleanup activities on or before July 1 of each year to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the appropriate committee. Prohibits the use of ranked choice voting. 

Louisiana SB 155 prohibits anyone except a voter’s immediate family member, a registrar of voters employee or an employee of the Department of State’s election division from assisting with more than one voter certificate. Provides an additional two weeks of early voting for voters in nursing homes. Requires an individual who signs a mail ballot certificate as a witness to be at least 18 years old and to provide their mailing address. 

Louisiana SB 449 defines "qualified elector" or "qualified voter" as a person who has the proper qualifications to vote and who is lawfully registered to vote. 

Louisiana HB 570 requires voters to be affiliated with a party before the close of registration to be eligible to vote for a political party committee candidate. 

Louisiana HB 677 allows voters to be removed from registration rolls by submitting a signed written statement to the registrar of voters. Requires the registrar of voters to search obituaries to remove deceased voters from registration lists. Requires the commissioner to deliver voting machine keys, certificates, affidavits and other materials to the secretary of state in a marked envelope. Amends rules for disqualifying a candidate. 

Louisiana SB 436 requires applicants to submit proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote. 

Louisiana HB 506 requires third party voter registration organizations to register with the secretary of state and to acknowledge voter registration laws. 

Louisiana HB 114 requires the Department of State to conduct an annual canvass of registered voters no later than June 30. The bill requires the department to send address confirmation cards to registrants whose names do not match Postal Service records and registrations for those who have not voted, requested an absentee ballot or registered in the last 10 years.

Louisiana HB 873 requires registrars to canvass registrants in their parish by July 31 of each year. The bill specifies the dates for elections in gubernatorial, congressional and odd-numbered years, including spring primaries and fall general elections. The bill specifies that parties select the replacement candidate for the general election in the event of a candidate death after the primary election and specifies guidelines for a second primary. 

Maryland SB 271 requires public officials to allow public buildings they are responsible for to be used as early voting centers when requested. Establishes an appeals process if a public building is not available during the time needed for early voting. Allows incumbent central committee members to act as committee officers while they are a candidate for party office. Requires court clerks to report the name and address of individuals convicted of felonies each month for list maintenance purposes. 

Minnesota HB 4772 appropriates funds for various election related purposes. Specifies that those funds may be used to transition local governments to .gov domains. Updates the circumstances under which a special election must be held to fill a school board vacancy. Requires a political party to have had a candidate receive at least 8% of the vote in the most recent election to qualify as a major party. Revises voter registration rules for college student IDs to allow college students to register using a photo student ID if their name, student ID number and address appear on a college housing list. Updates the process colleges must follow to submit that information. Requires paper voter registration applications to include a space for a voter to provide a physical description of where they live. Prohibits publishing information from the publicly available voter information list on the internet or giving information from the list to another person or entity besides the person or entity who got the access. Allows using information from the list to inform other databases used for election and political purposes. Specifies that schools must make paper and electronic voter registration applications available to eligible students. Requires that an absentee ballot witness be at least 18 years old and a U.S. citizen, removing a previous requirement that a witness be a registered Minnesota voter. Requires establishment of a temporary polling place on a college campus upon the institution’s request and lays out related deadlines and procedures. Requires candidates to present their driver’s license, ID card or proof of residence with their affidavit of candidacy. Updates procedures related to home rule jurisdictions adopting write-in procedures. Requires polling place locations in unorganized territory to remain the same until changed, instead of for only one year. Updates criteria for determining when translated election materials must be provided in a jurisdiction and updates procedures related to producing and providing those materials. Requires sample ballots to accurately reflect the ballot contents for that polling place. Requires notice of local ballot question elections to be given to the county auditor 84 days before the election instead of 74 days. Updates exit polling procedures and prohibits interfering with a person’s ability to enter or leave a polling place while conducting an exit poll or allowing a person to view another person’s responses to the poll. Allows absentee ballots received after 3 p.m. on Election Day to be added to total count results after the precinct initially reports results. Requires counties to publish how many absentee ballots are left to be processed on their website. Requires election judges to prepare summary statements as soon as the final ballot count agrees with the number of ballots to be counted. Requires the canvassing board to meet between the third and eighth day after the election instead of the third and tenth day. Requires the state canvassing board to meet on the 16th day after the election (or the following business day if the 16th day is a holiday) instead of the third Tuesday. Provides a specific margin of difference between a manual recount and an election result that will trigger a requirement for the state to pay for the recount election if requested in writing by a candidate. Requires a presidential recount request to be made by 5 p.m. the day after the canvass and requires the recount to be complete by six days after it is requested. Requires postelection reviews to begin between the ninth and 14th day after the general election and to be completed one day before the state canvass board meeting. Authorizes the governor to have presidential electors meet at an alternate location if needed and requires the governor to tell the Capitol press corps where the electors will meet. Updates procedures related to election contests. Includes an election official’s person phone number, email address, and information and photos of their child in the category of information that may not be disseminated. Updates voting rights restoration processes. Prohibits disseminating a deepfake within 90 days of a political party convention or after the start of absentee voting. Enacts the Minnesota Voting Rights Act. Updates procedures related to changing polling places in an emergency. 

Nebraska LB 20 removes the two-year waiting period for formerly incarcerated individuals to regain voting rights. Restores voting rights on completion of sentence 

Nebraska LB 287 permits the secretary of state to provide one list of registered voters to state party headquarters free of charge and defines electioneering. The bill allows poll workers to volunteer or for their pay to be donated to a tax-exempt organization. In the event of a U.S. House of Representatives vacancy, the governor must issue a special election between 75 and 90 days after a vacancy occurs. The bill specifies name changes on ballots after candidate filing, provides clarification on exemptions for voter ID laws and allows newly naturalized citizens to register after the registration deadline. Updates various petition signature requirements.   

New Hampshire HB 1313 enables municipalities to send a copy of the voter registration list to candidates through electronic means. Requestors are permitted one free electronic copy and each additional list costs $25. When a person requests an electronic copy, the supervisor of the list shall notify the requestor of the electronic format options available, at least one of which must be in a sortable format, like a spreadsheet. Clerks must charge $25 for paper copies. 

New Hampshire HB 1569 removes any exceptions for proving voter identification and removes voter affidavits as proof of identification and repeals the procedures for affidavit ballots. The bill also requires first-time voters in the state to present proof of citizenship when registering to vote. Provisions in this bill are effective as of Nov, 11, 2024. 

New Hampshire HB 1310 provides that supervisors of voter registration lists in cities and towns must meet at least every 90 days for periodic list maintenance activities. 

New Hampshire SB 576 requires the executor of an estate or a personal representative to provide the clerk with an official notice of death of any person over age 18 for the clerk to verify the person's death and submit a record to the board of supervisors for voter list maintenance.

New Jersey AB 3690 allows 17-year-olds to vote in a primary election if they turn 18 by the general election.

North Carolina HB 1074 proposes a question to voters to amend the North Carolina constitution to clarify that only citizens of the U.S. can vote in elections. The measure passed in the November 2024 elections.  

Oklahoma HB 1629 provides that persons convicted of a felony are eligible to vote when their sentence is discharged, when they have received a pardon, when they have received a commutation for a crime that has been reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor and have no remaining time to serve, or when they have received commutation reducing the sentence of a felony conviction. 

Oregon SB 1538 updates the process for filing for a translation of voter pamphlets. Removes the requirement that the county clerk repeat a public certification test when a vote tally system is used instead of a counting board. Decreases the number of registration cards an individual can request from the secretary of state from 5,000 to 500. Adds language ensuring the state's ability to comply with Electoral Count Reform Act timelines. Allows the legislature to begin preparing 2024 ballot measure summaries when a measure is filed with the secretary of state. Authorizes a joint legislative committee to prepare ballot titles and explanatory statements for any legislatively referred ballot measures from the 2024 legislative session.

Puerto Rico SB 1254 requires permanent registration boards to submit monthly reports to the local council of all voter registration applications, transfer information, voter ID card applications, and other updates to the voter record the board has received. Directs local commissions to evaluate all voter transaction updates and provides that challenges or related requests may be filed up to 10 days after the commission makes its determinations.

South Carolina SB 1126 authorizes a ballot measure to amend the state constitution to stipulate that only citizens of the U.S. who are 18 or older and properly registered can vote in the state’s elections. The ballot measure passed in the November 2024 elections. 

South Dakota SB 18 allows the secretary of state to share information from the statewide voter registration file with other states and territories and their political subdivisions to identify duplicate registrations. The chief election official of the other jurisdiction must agree in writing that Personally Identifiable Information contained in the voter file will not be shared with or sold to any person who is not an election official in the jurisdiction.

South Dakota SB 19 makes minor changes to the process for publishing voter roll information on the secretary of state's website.

South Dakota SB 21 makes minor changes to the process for publishing list maintenance reports on the secretary of state's website.

Tennessee HB 835 requires the coordinator of elections to compare the statewide voter registration database with the department of safety database to ensure noncitizens are not on the voter registration list.

Tennessee SB 2586 requires a third-party voter registration organization to register and provide certain information to the coordinator of elections before engaging in a voter registration event or program, prohibits persons and organizations collecting voter registrations from taking certain actions with regard to the voter registrations and provides civil penalties for violations.

Washington HB 1962 allows county auditors to update a voter's registration with an address change without putting the voter on temporary inactive status while the address is confirmed.

Washington SB 5890 requires ballot auditors to contact voters whose mail ballots cannot be verified via phone call, email or text message, if the information is available. Meetings for the board of canvassers must be accessible to the public. The secretary of state is encouraged to include multiple signature blocks on voter registration forms to aid in signature verification.

West Virginia SB 624 sets the voter registration deadline 21 days before Election Day. Online voter registration must be completed by 11:59 p.m. on that day. Allows election officials to cancel the registration of voters who have moved to a different state if this information is provided to the DMV.

California AB 3284 makes various minor technical changes, repeals obsolete language and adds cross references in parts of the election code.  

Florida SB 74 deletes obsolete or unnecessary provisions in statute.

Kentucky HB 779 updates terminology for precinct boundaries from a physical map to a digital file requirement.

Louisiana HB 221 changes the form and signature requirements of a recall petition and requires recall petitions to be public records 90 days after the first signature is collected.