HB239 Summary

• Prohibits candidates and poll watchers from assisting voters with voting in both municipal and nonmunicipal elections.

• Allows voters to receive assistance from any individual of their choice except their employer, an agent of the employer, a candidate, a poll watcher, or a union officer or agent.

• Permits assistance to immediate family members regardless of the above restrictions.

• Defines "candidate" as any individual whose name appears on the ballot for that specific election cycle.

• Requires voters seeking assistance to specifically name the individual providing assistance and sign the poll list, with the assistant also signing to certify they meet eligibility requirements.