HB 1976 Summary

• Requires the Office of Elections to annually request line-item funding for the Statewide Elections Accessibility Needs Advisory Committee beginning in fiscal year 2025-2026.

• Mandates the advisory committee consist of five members appointed by the governor who are voters with disabilities, including visual and hearing impairments requiring voting accommodations.

• Requires the advisory committee to meet at least annually to review election procedures, services, technology, and access to information, and make recommendations to the Office of Elections.

• Appropriates $10,000 from general revenues for fiscal year 2024-2025 to the advisory committee for information gathering, outreach, and voter education expenses.

• Declares that the appropriations exceed the state general fund expenditure ceiling and takes effect on July 1, 2024.