HB 1466 Summary

• Requires all counties with populations between 100,000 and 195,000 to conduct primary, general, and special elections by mail beginning with the 2020 primary election.

• Establishes voter service centers at county clerk offices and designated places of deposit for voters to return mail-in ballots in person, with service centers open from ten business days before the election through 6:00 p.m. on election day.

• Mandates county clerks mail ballot packages approximately 18 days before elections to all registered voters, with prepaid return envelopes and secrecy envelopes included.

• Allows voters to request electronic transmission of ballots if their ballot package is not received within five days of the election or for voters with special needs at any time.

• Appropriates unspecified funds for fiscal years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 to prepare for, implement, and administer mail-in elections, with distributions available to counties as grants for startup and transition costs.