HB 1440 Summary

• Extends runoff election timelines from 3 weeks to 4 weeks for school elections held in November and from 3 to 4 weeks for county and municipal officer runoffs.

• Changes runoff election timing for U.S. Congressional, legislative, executive, and delegate positions from 3 weeks to 4 weeks following the general election.

• Modifies mayoral runoff requirements for first-class cities to extend the timeline from 3 weeks to 4 weeks and changes the threshold from "majority" to "requisite amount" of votes cast.

• Establishes requirements for paid canvassers on initiative and referendum petitions, including providing training materials, explaining applicable law, submitting names and addresses to the Secretary of State, and obtaining criminal background checks within 30 days before signature collection begins.

• Makes willful violations of paid canvasser requirements a Class A misdemeanor and prohibits counting of incorrectly obtained signatures.