HB2181 Summary

• Requires write-in candidates to be qualified electors and residents of the county or district they propose to represent for 120 days before the election (with exception for city/town offices).

• Moves the write-in candidate filing deadline from 40 days before the election to 5:00 p.m. on the fortieth day before the election, with exceptions for special circumstances.

• Prohibits filing officers from accepting write-in nomination papers for candidates with $1,000 or more in unpaid fines, penalties, late fees, or civil judgments arising from violations of election law.

• Modifies early ballot processing procedures to allow tallying of ballots to begin immediately after envelopes and affidavits are processed and delivered to the early election board, rather than waiting 14 days before election day.