HB16-1012 Summary

• Municipal clerks must file election result statements with the Division of Local Government in the Department of Local Affairs instead of the Secretary of State.

• The Division of Local Government shall post election statements on its official website in a readily accessible form.

• The Secretary of State shall provide a hyperlink to the posted election statements on the Secretary of State's official website.

• The act applies to elections conducted on or after the effective date, which is August 10, 2016, unless subject to a referendum petition requiring voter approval.