HB 571 Summary

• Requires candidates and public officers to maintain only one domicile at a time, with the domicile address used to satisfy any residency requirement.

• Establishes 20 specific factors that may be considered when determining residency, including homestead exemption address, voter registration, driver's license, employment location, and utility payment records.

• Exempts active duty military members from being deemed to have acquired or abandoned a domicile based solely on their duty station assignment.

• Preempts local ordinances and regulations that establish candidate or public officer residency requirements, except those stricter than state requirements.

• Excludes legislators from the bill's requirements and takes effect January 1, 2015.