HB2783 Summary

• Amends section 16-452 to change the penalty for violating election rules from a class 2 misdemeanor to a class 1 misdemeanor.

• Requires the secretary of state to submit the election instructions and procedures manual to the governor and attorney general no later than October 1 of the year before each general election.

• Adds new section 16-1023 establishing that any knowing violation of election law (Title 16) is a class 6 felony, unless a specific statute provides for a different classification.