HB 2664 Summary

• Establishes mail-based elections statewide beginning with the 2020 primary election, with amendments to clarify administration procedures and terminology.

• Adds definitions for "ballot summary" (verified record of voter selections), "precinct" (smallest political subdivision), and updates "ballot" definition to include electronic ballots and voter-verifiable paper audit trails.

• Changes terminology throughout elections code from "district" to "precinct" and from "polling places" to "voter service centers" for consistency with mail-based voting system.

• Modifies ballot return procedures to allow submission "in any manner" to clerk, places of deposit, or voter service centers by 7:00 p.m. on election day, with provisions for voters standing in line at closing time.

• Extends ballot processing timelines (seven-day cure period for deficient envelopes, seven-day validation deadline) and clarifies that absentee ballots receive same treatment as mail-in ballots in elections by mail.