SB1733 Summary

• Moves 2024 primary election date to July 30, 2024 and allows nomination petition signatures collected before the effective date with the former August 6 date to remain valid.

• Establishes detailed signature verification procedures for early/mail ballots using "broad characteristics" and "local characteristics" standards, with two-step review process for signatures with discrepancies, codifying the 2020 Secretary of State signature verification guide.

• Beginning in 2026, allows voters to present identification at polling places when submitting mailed early ballots, triggering immediate verification and exempting those ballots from further signature verification.

• Requires county canvasses for primary elections by the second Monday after election day and general elections by the third Thursday after election day; requires Secretary of State canvass by the third Thursday after primary and third Monday after general election.

• Prohibits public release of complete early voting results until all precincts report or one hour after polls close on election day, and requires posting of system log files within 48 hours after tabulation completion to verify compliance.