HB 7001 Summary

• Municipal elections held biennially on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November in odd-numbered years, with option for municipalities to choose the first Monday of May by three-fourths legislative vote (effective October 1, 2023).

• Presidential primary elections moved from the last Tuesday in April to the first Tuesday in April in presidential election years (effective October 1, 2023).

• Voting tabulators must be dedicated to individual voting districts, with each district using dedicated tabulators that only register votes for that district; requirement effective July 1, 2025 (effective October 1, 2023).

• Emergency medical services personnel authorized to administer epinephrine using automatic injectors, automatic injectable equipment, or prefilled vials and syringes when trained and operating under physician standing orders; made mandatory on July 1, 2024 (effective October 1, 2023).

• Election monitors appointed for municipalities with populations of at least 140,000 to oversee the 2023 municipal and 2024 state elections, with $150,000 allocated for Bridgeport's monitor position (effective from passage).