SB 1057 Summary: Early Voting

• Establishes early voting periods for eligible electors beginning July 1, 2023 for regular elections and January 1, 2024 for primaries and special elections.

• Early voting runs for 10 days (11th day prior through 2nd day prior to election) for regular elections and primaries, with 4 days (5th through 2nd day prior) for special elections.

• Requires municipalities to designate early voting locations with state-wide centralized voter registration system access and Secretary of State certification; municipalities with 20,000+ population must hold public hearings on designating additional locations.

• Extends voter registration deadlines from 7 days to 14 days before elections and primaries, with same-day election and same-day primary registration available during early voting periods.

• Implements administrative requirements including developing early voting procedure manuals, updating registrar training requirements, modifying notification and ballot certification timelines, and adjusting write-in candidate registration deadlines to align with early voting commencement dates.