HB678 Summary

• Authorizes qualified military and overseas voters to request absentee ballots be delivered by electronic transmission, except in municipal elections.

• Changes the requirement for absentee ballot applications from elections more than 30 days apart to more than 42 days apart, excluding military and overseas voters.

• Extends validity of military and overseas voter absentee ballot applications through the end of the calendar year in which submitted, rather than for two election cycles.

• Mandates absentee election managers provide affidavits electronically to military and overseas voters requesting electronic ballot delivery and removes the notary/officer witnessing requirement for these voters.

• Requires the Secretary of State to develop an electronic ballot transmission system for military and overseas voters operational by the 2012 presidential preference primary, and establish a system allowing absentee voters to track receipt of their ballots.