HB2703 Summary

• Changes the deadline for in-person early voting from Friday before election day to Monday before election day, allowing voters to cast ballots in person through the Monday preceding the election.

• Requires counties with populations of 500,000 or more to obtain affirmative address confirmation from early mail voters each election cycle before mailing ballots, while counties with fewer than 500,000 residents must obtain confirmation during each two-year election cycle.

• Establishes new procedures for early ballots cast in person at early voting locations, including chain of custody requirements identical to election day voting and on-site tabulation options during the early voting period.

• Eliminates the emergency voting provision that previously allowed voters to cast ballots between 7:00 p.m. Friday and 5:00 p.m. Monday before election day without demonstrating a qualifying emergency.

• Allows early ballots cast in person to be tabulated on-site at voting centers and polling places during early voting and election day, with separate tallying and reporting by precinct.