Report 2025 Election Enactments

Arkansas HB 1925 amends the language for the absentee voter statement and requires a witness signature for the signing of the absentee voter statement. The bill also provides exceptions for the witnessing requirement. 

Kansas SB 4 changes the receipt deadline for mailed absentee ballots to 7 p.m. on Election Day, instead of the previous requirement for receipt by the third day after Election Day with a postmark. 

Kentucky HB 684 allows fewer precinct officers when the state board of elections has approved a county board of elections' precinct consolidation plan. Requires the county board of elections to notify local boards of education of its intent to use school buildings as voting places by Dec. 1 before the election. Allows a school district the choice of staying open or closing during the days of an election if any school in the district is used as a voting place. Allows a caregiver who is providing medical or healthcare assistance to a voter to also submit an excused in-person ballot for themselves. Requires the system used to conduct video surveillance in drop boxes to have enough storage capacity to retain 60 consecutive days of recording data. Prohibits posting the list of write-in candidates who have filed declarations of intent unless a voter requests to see a copy of the list. Specifies that nomination papers for county and local candidates must be filed by 4 p.m. local time on the final filing day. Removes the option to provide a credit or debit card as a document to prove a voter's identity if they are unable to provide photo identification. Changes the county canvass deadline noon on the Tuesday following an election. 

Montana SB 115 changes the timeframe for providing notice of the method of counting absentee ballots to between 12 and two days before Election Day. 

Montana HB 167 removes the requirement to post absentee lists at polling locations. Requires the election administrator to keep a record of the number of absentee ballots, ballots reserved for late absentee voting and the names of the electors within the precinct to whom the ballots were provided. 

New York SB 752 requires that early mail ballots placed in a drop box before polls close on Election Day be considered received on time. These ballots will still be counted even if not time-stamped by the board of elections. All drop boxes must be closed with ballots collected when the polls close on Election Day. This bill does not change the receipt deadline for early ballots returned by mail. 

Tennessee HB 321 removes the option to return and transmit certain government documents, including voter registration forms and absentee ballot applications, through fax. 

Utah SB 164 requires a county clerk to coordinate with local post offices to ensure the optimal handling of ballots. Provides that a poll watcher may observe the signature verification process for a candidate’s nominating petition. Makes it unlawful for a poll watcher to reveal information related to the number of signatures collected on the candidate’s petition or names of individuals who signed the petition or other personal identifying information. Requires an election officer to conduct an audit of signature comparisons made for a candidate petition. 

Utah HB 300 provides that beginning in 2029, a voter will not automatically receive a mail ballot unless the voter requests to receive a ballot by mail. A voter’s request for a mail ballot will remain in effect for eight years unless the voter takes action to revoke it. Beginning November 2025, voter registration forms will include an option for voters to indicate how they want to vote in upcoming elections: by mail or in person. Allows signature matching to be used to verify a mail ballot in place of the voter’s state ID number or social security number until Jan. 1, 2029. Starting in 2029, if a person does not have a state ID card or social security number to put on their mail envelope, they must vote in person. Specifies responsibilities of the lieutenant governor related to list maintenance. Requires the lieutenant governor to register with the Department of Homeland Security’s Systemic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program for list maintenance purposes. Additionally, the new law requires the state to enter into an agreement with the federal courts to receive notification about people who are disqualified from jury service due to non-citizen status, again for voter list maintenance. Requires ballots to be received by the election officer by 8 p.m. on Election Day. 

Wyoming SB 78 prohibits a person other than an election official from distributing an absentee ballot application form to a qualified elector unless the voter specifically solicits the form.  

Kentucky SB 4 requires a department, agency, or administrative body to disclose to the public, through a clear and conspicuous disclaimer, when generative artificial intelligence systems are used. 

North Dakota HB 1178 requires school districts to adopt a policy to allow qualified students to leave campus to vote in an election. 

South Dakota SB 164 prohibits the use of deepfakes, including those created or manipulated with the use of artificial intelligence, to influence an election. 

Arkansas HB 1637 requires the Department of Finance and Administration to prepare a fiscal impact statement for a statewide measure to be printed with the measure on ballots.  

Arkansas HB 1713 requires ballot titles to be written at an eighth grade reading level as determined by the Flesch-Kincaid formula. 

Idaho HB 310 requires each county clerk to employ anti-fraud measures to ensure the authenticity of all cast ballots. 

Idaho SB 1117 requires the secretary of state to notify the division of financial management if an initiative petition has been modified after receiving the certificate of review and initial fiscal impact statement. Within 10 working days, the division of financial management must either submit an updated fiscal impact statement to the secretary of state or notify them that the modifications did not change the fiscal impact of the law in the initial statement. By July 20, after an initiative petition is filed, the division of financial management must submit an updated fiscal impact statement to the secretary of state, who will then send it to the petitioners. The final impact statement is included on the ballot and voter information pamphlet. 

Missouri SB 22 requires an official summary statement to be printed on the ballot for legislatively referred proposed constitutional amendments. 

Montana SB 242 requires the words "official ballot" to be printed on all ballots 

New Jersey AB 5116 specifies that primary election ballots must be designed to place candidates in an office block format and permits candidate slogans or endorsements of no more than six words to be printed on the primary ballot. 

North Dakota HB 1099 makes technical changes to language regarding the printing of presidential candidate names on a general election ballot. 

South Dakota SB 89 repeals the requirement that judicial officers be listed on a separate nonpolitical ballot from other candidates and questions. 

Utah SB 54 establishes criteria for permitting a candidate to use the candidate's middle name instead of their first name, the candidate's nickname or the candidate's initial on a ballot. Establishes a procedure for a candidate to request that the candidate's name appear on a ballot in a certain manner and a procedure to appeal a rejection of that request. 

Vermont HB 78 clarifies the use of the Australian ballot system (secret ballot) in local elections in the state. Allows municipalities to decide whether to elect any or all of their officers using the Australian ballot system. Previously, municipalities had to elect either all or none of their municipal officers by Australian ballot. 

Arizona SB 1040 requires a person who desires to be a candidate for the office at a recall election to file a statement of interest. Any nomination petition signatures collected before the date the statement of interest and a recall application are filed are invalid and subject to challenge. Changes the filing window for a nomination petition to be a candidate at a recall election to between 120 days and 90 days before the election, from the previous 90 days to 60 days before the election. Provides that the county recorder has 75 days, instead of 60 days, to review the validity of signatures on recall petitions. Provides that the recall election must be held on the next consolidated election occurring at least 120 days or more after calling the election. 

Arizona SB 1153 changes the deadline for when a write-in candidate must file their nomination paper from the 40th day to the 60th day before the election. 

Arkansas SB 353 changes the dates of primary elections, school elections and certain special elections. The general (runoff) primary election will now be held four weeks after the preferential primary election, regardless of the year. Requires election officials to certify candidate lists 92 days before preferential primary elections in all years. Modifies the candidate filing deadline for non-presidential election years to the one-week period between the first Monday in November preceding the primary election and the eighth day after that Monday. Previously these elections and deadlines differed based on whether the president or the governor was on the ballot that year. 

Idaho HB 278 changes the deadline for write-in candidates for federal, state, or legislative district offices to file a declaration of intent with the secretary of state to no later than 5 p.m. on the 11th Friday before the primary election. Makes multiple modifications to deadlines for a candidate for federal, state, or legislative district office to file a declaration of candidacy or withdraw their candidacy. Modifies the voter registration deadline to no later than 5 p.m. on the 11th day before an election. Changes the deadline for a county board of canvassers to meet to nine days following any general or primary election. Changes when the secretary of state must provide primary sample ballot content to county clerks to the ninth Friday before the primary election. 

Idaho SB 1157 requires any person who desires to be an independent candidate for the office of president to file a declaration of candidacy as an independent candidate by Aug. 1. The declaration must state that such a person is an independent candidate with no political affiliation. Provides a five-day extension granted by the secretary of state to certify the names of the vice president and presidential candidate. 

Kansas SB 105 changes procedures to fill vacancies for statewide offices. When a vacancy occurs in the office of a U.S. Senator, the governor’s temporary appointment to fill the vacancy until a successor is elected and qualified must be a person of the same political party as the incumbent. Additionally modifies vacancy procedures for the offices of state treasurer and state commissioner of insurance. 

Kansas HB 2056 requires a person listed on a certificate of nomination for a minor political party to accept such nomination by a notarized declaration and prohibits such a person from becoming a candidate for another political party. Extends the time for testing election equipment to 30 days before the election. Requires specific intent of an offender for the election crime of false representation of an election official.  

Kentucky HB 684 allows fewer precinct officers when the state board of elections has approved a county board of elections' precinct consolidation plan. Requires the county board of elections to notify local boards of education of its intent to use school buildings as voting places by Dec. 1 before the election. Allows a caregiver who is providing medical or healthcare assistance to a voter to also submit an excused in-person ballot for themselves. Requires the system used to conduct video surveillance in drop boxes to have enough storage capacity to retain 60 consecutive days of recording data. Prohibits posting the list of write-in candidates who have filed declarations of intent unless a voter requests to see a copy of the list. Specifies that nomination papers for county and local candidates must be filed by 4 p.m. local time on the final filing day. 

Maryland HB 75 / SB 626 requires special elections to fill vacancies in a county council or the office of chief executive officer or county executive to occur 90 days after the adoption of a resolution, but not within 120 days of a scheduled election unless the special election is to be held concurrently with the scheduled election. 

Mississippi HB 291 provides that county and county district officers who receive a majority of votes cast for the office at the general election shall be elected, provides that if no candidate receives a majority number of votes cast at the election, then the two candidates who receive the highest number of votes cast shall have their names placed on the ballot for the runoff election. 

Mississippi HB 293 changes the date for congressional primaries to the second Tuesday in March and makes changes to candidate filing dates to correspond with the new congressional primary date. 

Mississippi HB 811 requires candidates to submit a written statement and a form prescribed by the secretary of state with their qualification fees and requires party executive committees to transmit these documents to the secretary of state by 6 p.m. on the qualifying deadline. Provides an appeal process for candidates who have been disqualified. Provides that candidates who have voted outside their jurisdiction during the required residency period will not appear on the ballot. Changes the qualifying period for presidential candidates to between Nov. 15 and Dec. 15 of the year preceding the presidential election. 

North Dakota HB 1099 makes technical changes to language regarding the printing of presidential candidate names on a general election ballot. 

New Jersey AB 5117 changes the number of petition signatures required for candidate nomination for primary, general, nonpartisan municipal, and school elections. 

New York SB 799 provides that an employee of a board of elections who is also a candidate in an election overseen by that board may not remain on the payroll unless approved by a majority vote of the board of elections commissioners. Requires the state board of elections to set rules for when such approval may be granted. 

South Dakota SB 173 modifies recount request procedures by requiring state legislative candidates to file a petition for recount with the state board of canvassers rather than the county auditor. 

South Dakota HB 1164 establishes procedures for a candidate for the office of governor to nominate a candidate for lieutenant governor. 

South Dakota HB 1256 provides that when signing a candidate’s nominating petition, the address an individual provides must be the address at which they are currently registered to vote. 

Tennessee SB 799 requires that political parties nominate their candidates in primary elections for all partisan offices. Provides an exception for exception if a political party in a county nominated a candidate by a method other than a primary election for elections held in 2022 or 2024, the political party in such county may continue to use such method only for county and local offices.  

Utah SB 53 requires each local board of canvassers to immediately transmit a single report detailing the number of votes for each candidate and ballot proposition to the lieutenant governor upon the board’s adjournment. Establishes a process for a voter who signs a candidate’s petition to have the voter's signature removed from the petition. Removes in-state residency requirement for petition circulators.  

Utah SB 54 establishes criteria for permitting a candidate to use the candidate's middle name instead of their first name, the candidate's nickname or the candidate's initial on a ballot. Establishes a procedure for a candidate to request that the candidate's name appear on a ballot in a certain manner and a procedure to appeal a rejection of that request. 

Utah SB 164 requires a county clerk to coordinate with local post offices to ensure the optimal handling of ballots. Provides that a poll watcher may observe the signature verification process for a candidate’s nominating petition. Makes it unlawful for a poll watcher to reveal information related to the number of signatures collected on the candidate’s petition or names of individuals who signed the petition or other personal identifying information. Requires an election officer to conduct an audit of signature comparisons made for a candidate petition. 

Utah SB 290 requires candidates for attorney general or county attorney to submit a letter from the Utah Supreme Court stating that the attorney is in good standing and proof of the individual’s Utah State Bar license number with their declaration of candidacy. 

Wyoming SB 166 moves the deadline for filing to create a new political party in the state to May 1 of the year of the election where the party is seeking election. The previous deadline was June 1.  

Arkansas HJR 1018 proposes a state constitutional amendment to clarify that only U.S. citizens are eligible to vote in any election in the state and that any person who does not meet the qualifications to be an elector in the state shall not be permitted to vote in any state or local election held in the state. The measure will go to voters in November 2026. 

Arkansas HB 1870 permits the secretary of state to provide voter registration lists to a federal court for the purpose of selecting jurors. The secretary of state may use information provided by the federal district court clerk indicating a person is not eligible to vote in Arkansas to have a county clerk follow procedures to remove them from the voter registration list. 

Florida SB 2-C (special session) makes it a third-degree felony for a person who is not a U.S. citizen to willfully vote in any election. 

Idaho HB 339 modifies voter list maintenance procedures. Requires the secretary of state to request information, including citizenship status, from other agencies and government entities to determine the accuracy of voter registration. 

Indiana SB 137 requires the bureau of motor vehicles to notify the elections division if an applicant for voter registration applied for or was issued a temporary credential because of their status as a lawful permanent resident. 

Kansas HB 2020 requires the director of the division of motor vehicles to make quarterly reports of names and addresses of noncitizens to the secretary of state. 

Kansas HCR 5004 proposes a state constitutional amendment to clarify that only U.S. citizens are eligible to vote in the state. The measure will go to voters in November 2026. 

Ohio HB 54 requires a person to present proof of citizenship when applying for a license or state ID before the registrar of motor vehicles offers the applicant the opportunity to register to vote. 

South Dakota SB 68 clarifies that an individual must be a U.S. citizen before being eligible to vote and increases penalties related to voting in an election as an unqualified voter. 

South Dakota SB 75 requires an indication of U.S. citizenship status on a motor vehicle operator's license or permit and on a nondriver identification card. Provides that a motor vehicle operator’s license or permit must bear certain security features, an indication of citizenship and an indication of the general class of vehicles that the licensee may drive. 

South Dakota SJR 503 proposes a state constitutional amendment clarifying that a person who is not a U.S. citizen is disqualified from voting in any election in the state. The measure will go to voters in November 2026.  

Tennessee SB 6002a (special session) provides that IDs issued to lawful permanent residents are not valid for voting and requires that temporary driver’s licenses or photo IDs issued to lawful permanent residents include a visually distinctive marker. 

Utah HB 300 provides that beginning in 2029, a voter will not automatically receive a mail ballot unless the voter requests to receive a ballot by mail. A voter’s request for a mail ballot will remain in effect for eight years unless the voter takes action to revoke it. Beginning November 2025, voter registration forms will include an option for voters to indicate how they want to vote in upcoming elections: by mail or in person. Allows signature matching to be used to verify a mail ballot in place of the voter’s state ID number or social security number until Jan. 1, 2029. Starting in 2029, if a person does not have a state ID card or social security number to put on their mail envelope, they must vote in person. Specifies responsibilities of the lieutenant governor related to list maintenance. Requires the lieutenant governor to register with the Department of Homeland Security’s Systemic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program for list maintenance purposes. Additionally, the new law requires the state to enter into an agreement with the federal courts to receive notification about people who are disqualified from jury service due to non-citizen status, again for voter list maintenance. Requires ballots to be received by the election officer by 8 p.m. on Election Day. 

Wyoming SB 33 requires that driver’s licenses and ID cards issued to non-U.S. citizens with lawful status must state “Not U.S. citizen.” 

Wyoming HB 156 requires proof of residence and proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote and provides what constitutes valid proof of residence and citizenship for this purpose. Requires a person to be a resident of the state for at least 30 days before registering to vote. 

Wyoming HB 318 relates to voter list maintenance procedures for verifying citizenship, including requiring the department of transportation to submit a monthly list of all people who have indicated a noncitizen status when obtaining or renewing any document through the department. Additionally, the bill authorizes the secretary of state to use the Department of Homeland Security’s Systemic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to verify the citizenship status of persons in the state voter registration system. 

Idaho HB 310 requires each county clerk to employ anti-fraud measures to ensure the authenticity of all cast ballots. 

Kansas HB 2056 requires a person listed on a certificate of nomination for a minor political party to accept such nomination by a notarized declaration and prohibits such a person from becoming a candidate for another political party. Extends the time for testing election equipment to 30 days before the election. Requires specific intent of an offender for the election crime of false representation of an election official.  

Maryland HB 322 allows the state elections administrator to lease voting equipment for municipal elections and allows for state assistance in local elections. Removes the ability for a local board of elections to lease a voting system to another entity within the county and alters the deadline for municipal corporations to request that the State Board of Elections include on a ballot offices and questions to be voted on in a municipal election and the certification that must be included in the request. 

Utah HB 69 classifies information or records regarding whether a voter returned a ballot with postage attached as a private record and prohibits a government officer from disclosing this information in a manner that is not related to a duty of the government officer. Clarifies what information and records constitute a voter’s voting history record.  

Utah HB 263 makes the recorded video of ballot processing a public record. Specifies that an election officer must retain and preserve ballot chain of custody documentation created during an election. Clarifies procedures and rules for preserving election materials and records and access to those materials and records, including cast vote records, ballot reconciliation reports and electronic copies of election material. 

Arkansas SB 353 changes the dates of primary elections, school elections and certain special elections. The general (runoff) primary election will now be held four weeks after the preferential primary election, regardless of the year. Requires election officials to certify candidate lists 92 days before preferential primary elections in all years. Modifies the candidate filing deadline for non-presidential election years to the one-week period between the first Monday in November preceding the primary election and the eighth day after that Monday. Previously these elections and deadlines differed based on whether the president or the governor was on the ballot that year. 

Arkansas HB 1724 modifies and standardizes the dates on which school district elections in the state can be held. 

Indiana HB 1633 requires the secretary of state to analyze the cost savings of requiring the use of vote centers and of moving local and municipal elections to even-numbered years. 

Kansas HB 2022 requires that non-exempt special elections be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March or on the same day as a general or primary election. Specifies that certain local elections must be held on the standardized special election date. 

Mississippi HB 293 changes the date for congressional primaries to the second Tuesday in March and makes changes to candidate filing dates to correspond with the new congressional primary date. 

South Dakota HB 1093 specifies permissible dates for a school district bond election held in the state. Provides that if the bond election is held on a specified date in an even-numbered year, the election must be held in conjunction with the regular primary or general election. 

South Dakota HB 1130 requires municipal elections to be held each year on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June or the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. 

Virginia SJR 253 establishes a joint subcommittee to study the consolidation and scheduling of general elections in the state. 

West Virginia SB 50 requires municipal elections to be held on the same day as statewide elections and requires municipalities to adopt ordinances or charters to match this requirement, if necessary.  

Arkansas HB 1878 requires early voting polling sites for presidential primaries in cities that have 15,000 people or more. 

New Jersey SB 3990 changes when early in-person voting begins for primary elections to the seventh calendar day before the election. Appropriates $6 million from the general fund as state aid to each county governing body and to each municipal governing body that conducts early voting. Changes the challenger appointment deadline to the third Tuesday preceding an election. 

New York AB 5834 requires that early voting for any special election held on April 29, 2025, must begin on April 21, 2025, and end on April 27, 2025. 

Arkansas SB 295 allows compensation for a certified election monitor of the state board of election commissioners. 

Arkansas HB 1099 appropriates funds for the state board of election commissioners for the 2025-26 fiscal year. 

Kansas SB 5 prohibits the use of funds provided by the U.S. government for conducting elections and election-related activities unless approved by the legislature. Provides that no governmental agency shall knowingly accept or expend any funds from the federal government for any expenditures related to conducting, funding or facilitating election administration or for any election-related activities, and provides that the prohibition does not apply to the receipt and expenditure of funds for election security. 

Mississippi SB 2657 allows the board of supervisors to pay the election commissioners an additional amount of up to $35 per election for their duties. 

New Jersey SB 3990 changes when early in-person voting begins for primary elections to the seventh calendar day before the election. Appropriates $6 million from the general fund as state aid to each county governing body and to each municipal governing body that conducts early voting. Changes the challenger appointment deadline to the third Tuesday preceding an election. 

North Dakota HB 1002 increases the annual salary for the secretary of state to $139,256 through June 30, 2026, and $143,434 after that date. Removes some responsibilities for distribution of legislative session laws from the secretary of state. 

South Dakota HB 1126 modifies the compensation rate for recount board members to be an amount determined by the governing body of the jurisdiction in which the election is held, rather than the previous state-wide rate of $25 a day. 

West Virginia SB 487 requires counties to mail a confirmation notice to voters who have not updated their voter registration records and have not voted in any election in the two preceding calendar years, rather than four calendar years as was previously required. Removes a provision that the cost of change of address comparison procedure for voter list maintenance is paid for by a state fund.  

Wyoming HB 228 prohibits government officials and election officials from accepting and using private funds to conduct elections and clarifies that all expenses related to election administration must be paid with public funds. 

Florida SB 2-C (special session) makes it a third-degree felony for a person who is not a U.S. citizen to willfully vote in any election. 

Mississippi HB 724 makes it a criminal penalty for a person who assists an elector with casting a ballot to willfully fail to turn in the ballot with the intent of the ballot not being cast or counted in the election; provides that a violation is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in county jail for not more than one year and a fine of not more than $1,000. 

New Mexico HB 101 provides an exemption to the ban on firearms within 100 ft of a voting location for commissioned law enforcement officers. 

South Dakota SB 68 clarifies that an individual must be a U.S. citizen before being eligible to vote and increases penalties related to voting in an election as an unqualified voter. 

Arkansas SB 291 modifies the deadline for when a complaint of election law violations must be filed with the state board of election commissioners to no earlier than 49 days prior to Election Day and no later than 49 days following Election Day. Provides that the records of the investigation upon which the board has based its findings shall be opened to public inspection. Provides that election monitor reports are not subject to disclosure exemptions. 

Arkansas SB 414 alters requirements for county clerks to notify county election commissioners in writing of the requirement to take the oath prescribed by the Arkansas Constitution upon notice of the commissioners’ appointment. Provides that the clerk may also use email, instead of only registered mail, to notify the chairs and secretaries of the county committees of the respective political parties that a certified list of all nominated candidates for local offices is due and shall be filed with the county clerk for candidates' names be placed on the ballot for the general election. 

Idaho SB 1117 requires the secretary of state to notify the division of financial management if an initiative petition has been modified after receiving the certificate of review and initial fiscal impact statement. Within 10 working days, the division of financial management must either submit an updated fiscal impact statement to the secretary of state or notify them that the modifications did not change the fiscal impact of the law in the initial statement. By July 20, after an initiative petition is filed, the division of financial management must submit an updated fiscal impact statement to the secretary of state, who will then send it to the petitioners. The final impact statement is included on the ballot and voter information pamphlet. 

Kentucky HB 455 establishes a Unit of Election Investigations and Security within the Office of the Attorney General to enforce state election laws, conduct investigations, oversee the voter fraud hotline, review notices and reports of alleged election violations, and make determinations of violations. 

Kentucky HB 684 allows fewer precinct officers when the state board of elections has approved a county board of elections' precinct consolidation plan. Requires the county board of elections to notify local boards of education of its intent to use school buildings as voting places by Dec. 1 before the election. Allows a school district the choice of staying open or closing during the days of an election if any school in the district is used as a voting place. Allows a caregiver who is providing medical or healthcare assistance to a voter to also submit an excused in-person ballot for themselves. Requires the system used to conduct video surveillance in drop boxes to have enough storage capacity to retain 60 consecutive days of recording data. Prohibits posting the list of write-in candidates who have filed declarations of intent unless a voter requests to see a copy of the list. Specifies that nomination papers for county and local candidates must be filed by 4 p.m. local time on the final filing day. Removes the option to provide a credit or debit card as a document to prove a voter's identity if they are unable to provide photo identification. Changes the county canvass deadline noon on the Tuesday following an election. 

Maryland SB 236 requires the state administrator of elections to submit new precinct maps and descriptions to the secretary of planning. 

Mississippi HB 289 establishes that in the 2027 general election, the election commissioners in districts two and four shall be elected to serve a three-year term. Beginning January 2028, five election commissioners shall be elected for a four-year term. 

Mississippi SB 2657 allows the board of supervisors to pay the election commissioners an additional amount of up to $35 per election for their duties. 

Montana SB 58 requires local election officials to conduct an investigation if there is a discrepancy in the report of the total number of ballots and the record of ballots accepted. 

New York SB 799 provides that an employee of a board of elections who is also a candidate in an election overseen by that board may not remain on the payroll unless approved by a majority vote of the board of elections commissioners. Requires the state board of elections to set rules for when such approval may be granted. 

North Dakota HB 1002 increases the annual salary for the secretary of state to $139,256 through June 30, 2026, and $143,434 after that date. Removes some responsibilities for distribution of legislative session laws from the secretary of state. 

South Dakota HB 1127 requires the person in charge of an election to post notice of the time and place of the county’s canvass, post-election audit, and tabulating equipment testing to the secretary of state’s website. 

Utah SB 164 requires a county clerk to coordinate with local post offices to ensure the optimal handling of ballots. Provides that a poll watcher may observe the signature verification process for a candidate’s nominating petition. Makes it unlawful for a poll watcher to reveal information related to the number of signatures collected on the candidate’s petition or names of individuals who signed the petition or other personal identifying information. Requires an election officer to conduct an audit of signature comparisons made for a candidate petition. 

Virginia HJR 2 / SJR 248 proposes a state constitutional amendment providing that a person's right to vote is restored upon release from incarceration for a felony conviction and clarifies mental competency standards to be entitled to vote. The measure would need to pass again during the following legislative session and then it would be placed on the ballot for voter consideration. 

West Virginia SB 486 clarifies eligibility requirements to vote. Provides processes for persons convicted of felonies or those deemed mentally incompetent to be requalified to vote.  

Wyoming SB 9 specifies eligibility for restoration of rights, including voting rights, to individuals convicted of felonies and specifies that those rights are revoked upon conviction of a new felony. 

Arkansas SB 293 requires a poll worker to produce one printout on Election Day from each machine showing that the candidate and question counters are set to zero and requires all present poll workers to sign the printout. Requires certain additional notices to be posted inside polling places, including poll watcher rights and responsibilities, voter assistance, election crimes and notices about electioneering.  

Arkansas SB 295 allows compensation for a certified election monitor of the state board of election commissioners. 

Arkansas SB 296 requires polling sites for each election to be the same as those established for the immediately preceding general election unless changed by order of the county board of election commissioners and provides exceptions for a school election or an additional early voting location chosen by the county board of election commissioners. 

Arkansas SB 479 requires people who assist voters with disabilities at a polling place to be 18 and provide documentation or identification that meets the requirements set by the state board of election commissioners. 

Arkansas SB 578 allows the county board of election commissioners to call an emergency meeting to close early voting locations due to inclement weather. 

Arkansas HB 1878 requires early voting polling sites for presidential primaries in cities that have 15,000 people or more. 

Colorado HB 1155 allows a candidate on the ballot for an election to select a watcher to be present in counting facilities. 

Indiana SB 199 provides that if two or more candidates of a political party do not sign a written statement indicating their desire to have a watcher, the county chairman of a political party is entitled to appoint a watcher in each precinct in which the political party has a candidate on the ballot. 

Indiana HB 1633 requires the secretary of state to analyze the cost savings of requiring the use of vote centers and of moving local and municipal elections to even-numbered years. 

Kansas HB 2016 requires the county election officer to remove the name of a registered voter from registration lists and party affiliation lists when an obituary notice published online by a funeral home located in the county reports the death of such registered voter. Clarifies that poll workers must be U.S. citizens and live in the state of Kansas. 

Kentucky HB 684 allows fewer precinct officers when the state board of elections has approved a county board of elections' precinct consolidation plan. Requires the county board of elections to notify local boards of education of its intent to use school buildings as voting places by Dec. 1 before the election. Allows a school district the choice of staying open or closing during the days of an election if any school in the district is used as a voting place. Allows a caregiver who is providing medical or healthcare assistance to a voter to also submit an excused in-person ballot for themselves. Requires the system used to conduct video surveillance in drop boxes to have enough storage capacity to retain 60 consecutive days of recording data. Prohibits posting the list of write-in candidates who have filed declarations of intent unless a voter requests to see a copy of the list. Specifies that nomination papers for county and local candidates must be filed by 4 p.m. local time on the final filing day. Removes the option to provide a credit or debit card as a document to prove a voter's identity if they are unable to provide photo identification. Changes the county canvass deadline noon on the Tuesday following an election. 

Mississippi HB 1419 prohibits the location of a polling place to be altered within 60 days of any election unless exigent circumstances exist. 

New Mexico HB 101 provides an exemption to the ban on firearms within 100 ft of a voting location for commissioned law enforcement officers. 

South Dakota HB 1126 modifies the compensation rate for recount board members to be an amount determined by the governing body of the jurisdiction in which the election is held, rather than the previous state-wide rate of $25 a day. 

Utah HB 27 authorizes a county legislative body to establish a voting precinct consisting of two or more noncontiguous geographic areas in certain circumstances. Authorizes the county clerk to adjust the boundaries of a precinct to match the current boundaries of a local political subdivision or match the resulting boundaries of a local subdivision that expands, divides, alters or changes the local subdivision’s boundaries. 

Utah SB 164 requires a county clerk to coordinate with local post offices to ensure the optimal handling of ballots. Provides that a poll watcher may observe the signature verification process for a candidate’s nominating petition. Makes it unlawful for a poll watcher to reveal information related to the number of signatures collected on the candidate’s petition or names of individuals who signed the petition or other personal identifying information. Requires an election officer to conduct an audit of signature comparisons made for a candidate petition. 

Virginia SB 1174 prohibits the distribution of referendum materials at polling places in addition to the existing prohibition on campaign material distribution.  

Arkansas SB 173 requires a duplicate to be made of any ballot that is damaged or defective and cannot properly be counted by electronic vote tabulating device. Provides administrative procedures for ballot duplication and requires that a duplicated ballot be counted at the same time and location as the source ballot. 

Arkansas SB 294 allows the state board of election commissioners to audit a county from the preceding election if the county is found to have an accuracy rate of less than 100% in audits of a primary or general election. 

Arkansas HB 1693 requires the state board of election commissioners to create rules for ballot duplication for damaged ballots. 

Idaho HB 278 changes the deadline for write-in candidates for federal, state, or legislative district offices to file a declaration of intent with the secretary of state to no later than 5 p.m. on the 11th Friday before the primary election. Makes multiple modifications to deadlines for a candidate for federal, state, or legislative district office to file a declaration of candidacy or withdraw their candidacy. Modifies the voter registration deadline to no later than 5 p.m. on the 11th day before an election. Changes the deadline for a county board of canvassers to meet to nine days following any general or primary election. Changes when the secretary of state must provide primary sample ballot content to county clerks to the ninth Friday before the primary election. 

Kentucky HB 684 allows fewer precinct officers when the state board of elections has approved a county board of elections' precinct consolidation plan. Requires the county board of elections to notify local boards of education of its intent to use school buildings as voting places by Dec. 1 before the election. Allows a school district the choice of staying open or closing during the days of an election if any school in the district is used as a voting place. Allows a caregiver who is providing medical or healthcare assistance to a voter to also submit an excused in-person ballot for themselves. Requires the system used to conduct video surveillance in drop boxes to have enough storage capacity to retain 60 consecutive days of recording data. Prohibits posting the list of write-in candidates who have filed declarations of intent unless a voter requests to see a copy of the list. Specifies that nomination papers for county and local candidates must be filed by 4 p.m. local time on the final filing day. Removes the option to provide a credit or debit card as a document to prove a voter's identity if they are unable to provide photo identification. Changes the county canvass deadline noon on the Tuesday following an election. 

Montana SB 58 requires local election officials to conduct an investigation if there is a discrepancy in the report of the total number of ballots and the record of ballots accepted. 

North Dakota SB 2175 requires the secretary of state after each statewide primary, general and special election, to order a post-election audit for one polling location selected randomly in each county of the state. The post-election audit must commence on the sixth day following Election Day and conclude by the eighth day following Election Day. 

South Dakota HB 1127 requires the person in charge of an election to post notice of the time and place of the county’s canvass, post-election audit, and tabulating equipment testing to the secretary of state’s website. 

Utah SB 53 requires each local board of canvassers to immediately transmit a single report detailing the number of votes for each candidate and ballot proposition to the lieutenant governor upon the board’s adjournment. Establishes a process for a voter who signs a candidate’s petition to have the voter's signature removed from the petition. Removes in-state residency requirement for petition circulators.  

Virginia SB 1044 requires that the general registrar’s report of provisional and absentee ballot numbers be posted no later than 5 p.m. on the 10th day after Election Day.  

South Dakota SB 173 modifies recount request procedures by requiring state legislative candidates to file a petition for recount with the state board of canvassers rather than the county auditor. 

Arkansas SB 353 changes the dates of primary elections, school elections and certain special elections. The general (runoff) primary election will now be held four weeks after the preferential primary election, regardless of the year. Requires election officials to certify candidate lists 92 days before preferential primary elections in all years. Modifies the candidate filing deadline for non-presidential election years to the one-week period between the first Monday in November preceding the primary election and the eighth day after that Monday. Previously these elections and deadlines differed based on whether the president or the governor was on the ballot that year. 

New Jersey AB 5116 specifies that primary election ballots must be designed to place candidates in an office block format and permits candidate slogans or endorsements of no more than six words to be printed on the primary ballot. 

Mississippi HB 293 changes the date for congressional primaries to the second Tuesday in March and makes changes to candidate filing dates to correspond with the new congressional primary date. 

New Jersey SB 3990 changes when early in-person voting begins for primary elections to the seventh calendar day before the election. Appropriates $6 million from the general fund as state aid to each county governing body and to each municipal governing body that conducts early voting. Changes the challenger appointment deadline to the third Tuesday preceding an election. 

New Mexico SB 16 allows unaffiliated and non-major party voters to request ballots for a primary election of a major party without changing the voter’s registration status or affiliation. 

Tennessee SB 799 requires that political parties nominate their candidates in primary elections for all partisan offices. Provides an exception for exception if a political party in a county nominated a candidate by a method other than a primary election for elections held in 2022 or 2024, the political party in such county may continue to use such method only for county and local offices.  

Arkansas HB 1706 prohibits ranked choice voting to elect or nominate a candidate for any local, state or federal elective office. 

Kansas SB 6 prohibits ranked choice voting in any election in the state or nomination of any candidate. 

North Dakota HB 1297 prohibits the use of ranked choice voting and approval voting to elect or nominate a candidate in any local, state or federal race. 

West Virginia SB 490 prohibits ranked choice voting in any election in the state. 

Wyoming HB 165 prohibits the use of ranked choice voting in any election in the state. 

Arkansas SB 299 requires at least one long-term care or residential care facility staff member to witness the administrator assist the voter by marking a ballot on behalf of the voter without any comment or interpretation. 

Arkansas SB 479 requires people who assist voters with disabilities at a polling place to be 18 and provide documentation or identification that meets the requirements set by the state board of election commissioners. 

Arkansas HB 1713 requires ballot titles to be written at an eighth grade reading level as determined by the Flesch-Kincaid formula. 

Mississippi HB 724 makes it a criminal penalty for a person who assists an elector with casting a ballot to willfully fail to turn in the ballot with the intent of the ballot not being cast or counted in the election; provides that a violation is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in county jail for not more than one year and a fine of not more than $1,000. 

North Dakota SB 2230 requires the secretary of state to create and distribute informational materials to all registered voters that provide information on each statewide constitutional measure, initiated measure or referendum appearing on the ballot in an election. 

Indiana SB 10 specifies that identification issued by an educational institution cannot be used for voting. The bill also requires the secretary of state to send a request to each state or a group of states to enter into agreements for data sharing for list maintenance. 

Tennessee HB 1316 prohibits the use of digital driver’s licenses and other digital photo IDs for voter ID purposes. 

Tennessee SB 6002a (special session) provides that IDs issued to lawful permanent residents are not valid for voting and requires that temporary driver’s licenses or photo IDs issued to lawful permanent residents include a visually distinctive marker. 

Wisconsin SJR 2 adds a requirement for photo ID to vote to the state’s constitution. Photo ID is already required to vote in Wisconsin through statute. The question was put on the ballot in April 2025 and voters approved the measure.  

Wyoming SB 33 requires that driver’s licenses and ID cards issued to non-U.S. citizens with lawful status must state “Not U.S. citizen.” 

Arkansas SB 272 requires a voter registration application to be delivered to an applicant with the party affiliation field blank. The voter registration application form shall not contain a pre-filled party affiliation field. 

Arkansas SB 304 changes the deadline from when updated registration information is received in the office of the county clerk of a voter's new county from four days before the polls close to before the polls close for a scheduled election. 

Arkansas HB 1870 permits the secretary of state to provide voter registration lists to a federal court for the purpose of selecting jurors. The secretary of state may use information provided by the federal district court clerk indicating a person is not eligible to vote in Arkansas to have a county clerk follow procedures to remove them from the voter registration list. 

Hawaii HB 408 extends the deadline to submit a voter registration form by mail from 30 days to 10 days before a primary or general election. Extends the deadline for uniformed and overseas voters to register simultaneously with the submission of a federal write-in absentee ballot from 30 days to 10 days before the election. Repeals obsolete language regarding permanent absentee ballots. 

Idaho HB 278 changes the deadline for write-in candidates for federal, state, or legislative district offices to file a declaration of intent with the secretary of state to no later than 5 p.m. on the 11th Friday before the primary election. Makes multiple modifications to deadlines for a candidate for federal, state, or legislative district office to file a declaration of candidacy or withdraw their candidacy. Modifies the voter registration deadline to no later than 5 p.m. on the 11th day before an election. Changes the deadline for a county board of canvassers to meet to nine days following any general or primary election. Changes when the secretary of state must provide primary sample ballot content to county clerks to the ninth Friday before the primary election. 

Idaho HB 339 modifies voter list maintenance procedures. Requires the secretary of state to request information, including citizenship status, from other agencies and government entities to determine the accuracy of voter registration. 

Indiana SB 10 specifies that identification issued by an educational institution cannot be used for voting. The bill also requires the secretary of state to send a request to each state or a group of states to enter into agreements for data sharing for list maintenance. 

Indiana SB 137 requires the bureau of motor vehicles to notify the elections division if an applicant for voter registration applied for or was issued a temporary credential because of their status as a lawful permanent resident. 

Kansas HB 2016 requires the county election officer to remove the name of a registered voter from registration lists and party affiliation lists when an obituary notice published online by a funeral home located in the county reports the death of such registered voter. Clarifies that poll workers must be U.S. citizens and live in the state of Kansas. 

Kansas HB 2020 requires the director of the division of motor vehicles to make quarterly reports of names and addresses of noncitizens to the secretary of state. 

Montana HB 179 specifies that inactive voters cannot be moved to active status for signing a petition for a statewide ballot issue. 

Montana HB 248 removes "newspaper" as part of an obituary notice to remove deceased voters from the voter registration lists.  

Ohio HB 54 requires a person to present proof of citizenship when applying for a license or state ID before the registrar of motor vehicles offers the applicant the opportunity to register to vote. 

South Dakota SB 73 requires that an individual who registers as a voter when applying for a South Dakota driver’s license must be a resident of the state for the purpose of voting and provides that nothing prohibits an individual who does not meet the definition of resident for the purpose of voting from applying for a state driver's license without applying to register to vote. 

South Dakota SB 185 relates to the process by which a registered voter’s qualifications are verified and challenged; provides that the secretary of state, a county auditor, or any individual registered as a voter in the state may file an application for the correction of any precinct registration list or to challenge the right to vote of any registered voter no later than 30 days before the day of an election. 

South Dakota HB 1062 requires the county auditor to maintain a digital master registration file containing the information from the voter registration card of each individual registered to vote in the county and any history of absentee ballot requests or returned ballots for each voter. Requires the secretary of state to post a weekly update to the statewide voter registration file to the secretary's website and establish and maintain a rolling five-year historical archive of the complete statewide voter registration file. 

South Dakota HB 1066 provides that an individual who is a resident of the state remains a resident during an absence from the state if the individual intends to return after a period of absence. Establishes that an individual may only be a resident of one place. A person who leaves their county for a temporary reason still remains a resident of that county. 

South Dakota HB 1208 modifies the definition of “resident” for the purposes of voting in the state to specify that an individual may only be a resident of one state and that a person’s dwelling in the state means where they usually live and sleep for at least 30 consecutive days. Specifies that if an individual applies to register to vote in the state or to vote by absentee ballot using only the address of a commercial mail receiving agency, mail forwarding service, or other P.O. box as their residence address, without providing a description of their actual place of habitation, they do not meet the state's residency requirements and may only be registered as a federal voter. 

Tennessee HB 321 removes the option to return and transmit certain government documents, including voter registration forms and absentee ballot applications, through fax. 

Utah HB 300 provides that beginning in 2029, a voter will not automatically receive a mail ballot unless the voter requests to receive a ballot by mail. A voter’s request for a mail ballot will remain in effect for eight years unless the voter takes action to revoke it. Beginning November 2025, voter registration forms will include an option for voters to indicate how they want to vote in upcoming elections: by mail or in person. Allows signature matching to be used to verify a mail ballot in place of the voter’s state ID number or social security number until Jan. 1, 2029. Starting in 2029, if a person does not have a state ID card or social security number to put on their mail envelope, they must vote in person. Specifies responsibilities of the lieutenant governor related to list maintenance. Requires the lieutenant governor to register with the Department of Homeland Security’s Systemic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program for list maintenance purposes. Additionally, the new law requires the state to enter into an agreement with the federal courts to receive notification about people who are disqualified from jury service due to non-citizen status, again for voter list maintenance. Requires ballots to be received by the election officer by 8 p.m. on Election Day. 

Virginia HB 1735 / SB 991 changes the deadline for voter registration to 11 days before the election. Previously, the deadline was 22 days before the election.  

West Virginia SB 487 requires counties to mail a confirmation notice to voters who have not updated their voter registration records and have not voted in any election in the two preceding calendar years, rather than four calendar years as was previously required. Removes a provision that the cost of change of address comparison procedure for voter list maintenance is paid for by a state fund.  

Wyoming HB 156 requires proof of residence and proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote and provides what constitutes valid proof of residence and citizenship for this purpose. Requires a person to be a resident of the state for at least 30 days before registering to vote. 

Wyoming SB 165 allows county clerks to also provide notice of intent to cancel a registration to the elector by email in addition to the required mailed notice. 

Wyoming HB 318 relates to voter list maintenance procedures for verifying citizenship, including requiring the department of transportation to submit a monthly list of all people who have indicated a noncitizen status when obtaining or renewing any document through the department. Additionally, the bill authorizes the secretary of state to use the Department of Homeland Security’s Systemic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to verify the citizenship status of persons in the state voter registration system. 

Arkansas SB 308 removes references to write-in candidates in state election code, including filing requirements and ballot counting provisions. Write-in candidates are already prohibited in Arkansas elections; this bill removes remaining references. 

Arkansas HB 1638 adds U.S. Space Force members to the definition of uniformed services for the purpose of the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act. 

Georgia HR 885 creates the House Study Committee on Elections to study and evaluate the laws, policies, and procedures utilized in administering Georgia elections. The study committee will produce a report related to its findings and suggested legislative action, if any. The committee ends on Dec. 1, 2025 

Missouri SB 22 requires an official summary statement to be printed on the ballot for legislatively referred proposed constitutional amendments. 

Tennessee HB 23 defines district, for purposes of municipal elections, to mean a district, region, precinct, sector, territory, ward, or other geographical area prescribed for the purposes of nominating and electing candidates.