1E Relating to elections; providing for and defining early voting; requiring municipal clerks to receive training from secretary of state before administering early voting; modifying hours county auditors and municipal clerks accept absentee ballot applications and allow the casting of absentee ballots; prescribing early voting balloting procedure; specifying a time period for early voting; prescribing hours and locations for early voting; requiring the county auditor to post days, times and locations of early voting a certain number of days before voting begins; specifying voting procedures; requiring the recording of votes in the statewide voter registration system; requiring early voting rosters be marked by beginning of election day; prescribing ballot storage and counting procedures; requiring person voting early to sign roster; specifying roster ballot statement; requiring the testing of early voting equipment a certain number of days before election; requiring early ballots counted centrally to be considered a precinct; repealing provision regarding the delivery of absentee ballots to hospital patients and residents of health care facilities who are eligible voters and who have applied for absentee ballots; specifying certain criteria the secretary of state must certify before early voting authorization becomes effective
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