House Bill 385 Summary

• Requires county clerks to provide current maps and descriptions of all precincts within their county to the Secretary of State for maintenance of records.

• Changes precinct polling place designation deadline from 30 days before election to the fifth Friday before the election.

• Removes requirement that an elector's sex be identified in voter registration applications.

• Allows electors who move to another county or state within 30 days before an election to vote at their prior address polling place or by absentee ballot.

• Limits petition signature pages to maximum of 20 numbered lines for recall petitions, initiative petitions, and referendum petitions.

• Permits electronic transmission for service of ballot titles and absentee ballot applications.

• Declares an emergency, making the act effective immediately upon passage and approval.