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IN HB1684

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/24/2019

Primary Sponsor

Dan Forestal

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Shifts polling hours from 6 a.m.–6 p.m. to 7 a.m.–7 p.m. on election day, maintaining the same 12-hour voting window
  • Effective date of January 1, 2020
  • Adds statutory definition of "close of the polls" to reference the new closing time
  • Requires county election boards to be present at their offices from 6 a.m. until the close of polls (changed from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
  • Updates deadlines for absentee ballot delivery and voter documentation filing to reference "close of the polls" instead of the specific 6 p.m. time

Legislative Description

Voting hours. Provides that the polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. (Under current law, the polls must open at 6 a.m. and close at 6 p.m.)

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment

1/24/2019

Committee Referrals

Elections and Apportionment1/24/2019

Full Bill Text

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