Legislative Session number- 84

Bill Name: HF1785

HF 1785

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Election terms clarified; registration procedures,
requirements, and election judge duties modified; delivery of ballots provided;
absentee ballot boards provided in certain counties; and canary ballots
modified.

ARTICLE 1

Section 1: "Associated business" definition
modified.
Sec. 2: "Campaign expenditure" definition modified.
Sec. 3:
"Immediate family" defined.
Sec. 4: Electronic filing statement required.
Sec.
5: Exceptions modified.
Sec. 6: Representation disclosure provisions
clarified.
Sec. 7: Preelection reporting requirements modified.
Sec. 8:
Contribution limits clarified to include lobbyists and political party
units.
Sec. 9: Conforming changes provided.
Sec. 10: Money appropriations
modified to reflect nonfrivolous complaints.
Sec. 11: Absentee status limits
specified and termination procedures specified.
Sec. 12: Information
requirements clarified.
Sec. 13: Review selection and notice procedures
clarified.
Sec. 14: State primary procedures modified.
Sec. 15: Disabled voter
voting system requirements modified.
Sec. 16: Eight alternate presidential
elector list required.
Sec. 17: Alternate elector provisions included.
Sec.
18-20: Conforming change.
Sec. 21: Electors obligated to vote for the
candidate they are selected to vote for. Faithless electors prevented.
Sec. 22:
Public parade provision included in anti - bribery language.
Sec. 23:
Exceptions modified.
Sec. 24: Repealer.

ARTICLE 2

Section 1: Membership
evidence requirements modified.
Sec. 2: "Major political party" definition
modified.
Sec. 3: "Minor political party" definition modified.
Sec. 4:
"Metropolitan area" defined.
Sec. 5: Election day registration language
modified.
Sec. 6: Voter registration application form setup modified.
Sec. 7:
Electronic voter registration request authorized.
Sec. 8: "Military" definition
modified.
Sec. 9: Polling place absence procedures modified.
Sec. 10:
Pplication procedures modified.
Sec. 11: Military voter defined.
Sec. 12:
Absentee ballot envelope design requirements modified.
Sec. 13: Technical
language modifications.
Sec. 14: Return envelope examination procedure
modified.
Sec. 15: Absentee ballot challenge procedure modified.
Sec. 16:
Ballot format modified.
Sec. 17: Envelope format modified.
Sec. 18: Voter
eligibility check requirements expanded.
Sec. 19: Ineligible voter procedures
expanded.
Sec. 20: Combined polling place statutory reference added.
Sec. 21:
Polling place size specifications expanded.
Sec. 22: Access to polling places
by persons with disabilities requirements modified.
Sec. 23: Voting station
requirements provided.
Sec. 24: Minimum number of election judges regulations
clarified.
Sec. 25: Blank form transmission procedures modified.
Sec. 26:
Instruction poster provision required.
Sec. 27: Filing notification provisions
modified.
Sec. 28: Technical.
Sec. 29: "Vote Here" sign display required.
Sec.
30: County auditor responsibilities expanded.
Sec. 31: Uncontested judicial
offices appearance order on ballot specified.
Sec. 32: Nomination notice
required.
Sec. 33: Even numbered year municipal elections regulated.
Sec. 34:
Metropolitan area municipalities conforming change provided.
Sec. 35: Election
reporting system for precinct votes established.
Sec. 36: Election reporting
system and candidate filing procedures established.
Sec. 37: Conforming change
with section 35.
Sec. 38: Metropolitan area school districts conforming change
provided.
Sec. 39: "Automatic tabulating equipment" definition modified.
Sec.
40: "Ballot" definition modified.
Sec. 41: "Counting center" definition
modified.
Sec. 42: "Electronic voting system" definition modified.
Sec. 43:
"Manual marking device" definition modified.
Sec. 44: "Electronic ballot
marker" defined.
Sec. 45: "Assistive voting technology" defined.
Sec. 46:
"Electronic ballot display" defined.
Sec. 47: "Audio ballot reader"
defined.
Sec. 48: Secretary of state examination of electronic voting system
procedures expanded.
Sec. 49: Election assistance commission standards
provided.
Sec. 50: Municipalities election procedures modified.
Sec. 51:
Electronic ballot display and audio ballot reader regulations provided.
Sec. 52:
Electronic ballot marker procedures established.
Sec. 53: Electronic system
voting provisions modified.
Sec. 54: Electronic voting system employment
guidelines modified.
Sec. 55: Experimental use of electronic voting systems
provisions modified.
Sec. 56: Electronic ballot marker programs provision
modified.
Sec. 57: Conforming change.
Sec. 58: Voting systems testing
requirement provided.
Sec. 59: Judge and voter instruction procedures modified
to include electronic ballot markers.
Sec. 60: More provisions relating to
electronic voting established.
Sec. 61-70: Related conforming changes.
Sec. 71:
Specified annexations not permitted at certain times.
Sec. 72: Municipal
annexation effectiveness regulated.
Sec. 73: Conforming changes relating to
dates.
Sec. 74: Repealer.

ARTICLE 3--PERODIC STATE AND LOCAL ELECTION
DATES

Section 1: Periodic election day provided; "periodic election day act of
2005" specified.
Sec. 2: Effective date.

ARTICLE 4--CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS

Section 1: Capital project levy referendum statutory reference
added.
Sec. 2: Referendum date specified.
Sec. 3: Municipality and school
district elections hour designation required.
Sec. 4: Prohibition
provided.
Sec. 5: Voting hour determination procedures specified.
Sec. 6:
Election question requirements modified.
Sec. 7: Voting hours in school
district elections specified.
Sec. 8: Election requirement application dates
specified.
Sec. 9: Statutory reference added.
Sec. 10: Voting requirements
expanded.
Sec. 11-19: Statutory references added.
Sec. 20: Repealer.
Sec. 21:
Effective date.

AME
4-28-05