HB 2869 Summary

• Establishes a Secure Automatic Electronic Voter Registration System through the Department of Transportation and other state agencies for individuals who provide proof of U.S. citizenship during driver license transactions.

• Implements same-day voter registration at polling places and early voting locations beginning with the 2022 primary election, requiring county recorders to designate registration clerks at each location.

• Modifies campaign contribution limits, reducing individual contributions to candidate committees from $6,250 to $1,000 for local/legislative office and to $2,500 for statewide office, and adds supplemental clean elections funding grants.

• Requires counties to provide notice to Indian tribes when determining precinct boundaries and voting locations, and mandates at least one polling place on Indian lands in each county with tribal members.

• Extends early ballot deadlines to allow ballots postmarked by election day to be counted if received within specified timeframes (5 business days for federal elections, 3 business days for other elections).