Substitute Bill No. 7160 - An Act Increasing Voter Access

• Allows secondary school and higher education students to earn academic credit for volunteering at least 8 hours on election day, with standards to be established by January 1, 2020.

• Establishes same-day voter registration on election day at designated locations, with registration and voting available from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• Enables online voter registration through a system maintained by the Secretary of the State, allowing registered electors to update their registration information.

• Removes Lincoln Day as a paid holiday and designates the Tuesday after the first Monday in November as Election Day, a paid legal holiday.

• Adjusts redistricting procedures to prevent incarcerated individuals from being counted as residents of the towns where correctional facilities are located, using their pre-incarceration addresses instead.