SB 1011 Summary

• Extends early voting period by allowing counties to begin early voting 27 days before an election instead of the current timeline, and allows voters to request early ballots up to 93 days before election day.

• Establishes new early ballot return deadlines: ballots must be deposited at voting locations by 7:00 p.m. on the Friday before election day, or hand-delivered/mailed to the county recorder by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

• Removes emergency voting provisions that previously allowed voters to cast ballots between 7:00 p.m. Friday and 5:00 p.m. Monday before election day.

• Authorizes counties to implement on-site tabulation of early ballots at polling places and voting centers during early voting and election day, with voters presenting identification to have ballots tabulated immediately.

• Modifies active early voting list procedures to require voters in large counties (500,000+ population) to confirm their address before each election cycle, and smaller counties to confirm every two election cycles.