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.

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

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. 

New Hampshire HB 145 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 Jersey SB 3758 allows unaffiliated voters to vote by mail in a primary election if they have submitted a party affiliation declaration form.

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.

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 HB 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. 

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. 

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.

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 SB 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 SB 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.

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

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.

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 SB 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. 

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 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. 

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 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.

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 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. 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 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.

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

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 145 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. 

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.

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. 

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.

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

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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. 

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 l 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.

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

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

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.

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 HB 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 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.

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

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.

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.

Tennessee HB 1749 requires presidential electors to cast their ballot for their pledged candidate.

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

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.

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. 

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 SB 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. 

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. 

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.   

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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

Virginia HB 998 changes the date the electoral board adjourns from 7 to 10 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.

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 l 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.

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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 individuals 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.

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 l 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.

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. 

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

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.

Rhode Island HB 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. Updates candidate party affiliation requirements.

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 HB 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.

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.