HB77 Summary

• Allows disabled voters to designate an individual to deliver their absentee ballot application to the absentee election manager, expanding from the current requirement that only the applicant may submit applications.

• Allows disabled voters to designate an individual to deliver their completed absentee ballot to the absentee election manager, with the same exception available for voters requiring emergency medical treatment within five days before an election.

• Defines "disability" as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of the applicant or voter.

• Makes technical and nonsubstantive revisions to update absentee voting code language to current style, including reorganizing envelope requirements and clarifying witness procedures.

• Becomes effective on October 1, 2025.