HB 737 Summary

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

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

• Establishes county voters with special needs advisory committees in each county elections division, with five members appointed by each respective mayor based on disability organization recommendations.

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

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