SB2794 - Elections Bill Summary

• Changes voter registration deadline from 30 days to 10 days before election; allows same-day in-person registration at voter service centers with executed affidavits.

• Restores use of "precincts" instead of "districts" throughout election statutes for administrative clarity and consistency.

• Requires at least 8 voter service centers statewide with specific requirements: on election day, counties with population under 500,000 must operate one additional center per island, and counties with 500,000+ population must operate three additional centers with extended hours until 7:00 p.m.

• Prohibits candidates' agents from providing voting assistance to voters; defines "agent of a candidate" as persons receiving compensation from or serving as officers of the candidate's committee.

• Moves nomination paper filing deadline from first Tuesday in June to first Tuesday in May; increases criminal disqualification period for election law violations from 4 to 10 years; allows elections commission to refer violations to attorney general or county prosecutor without requiring proof of reckless/knowing/intentional conduct.