H.B. 737 Summary

• Establishes a statewide voters with special needs advisory committee within the office of elections, comprised of five members appointed by the governor based on recommendations from disability organizations.

• Each committee member must identify as a voter with special needs arising from physical disabilities including visual and hearing impairments that require voting accommodations.

• Advisory committee members serve four-year terms with initial terms staggered at one, two, three, or four years to ensure rotating membership.

• Creates county-level voters with special needs advisory committees in each county division of the office of elections, each with five members appointed by the respective county mayor.

• Committees must meet at least annually to review election procedures, services, technology, and access to information, and make recommendations to the office of elections.