Senate Bill 298 Summary

• Extends the deadline for county canvassing boards to deliver election certificates from 14 days to 21 days after election day for county-level offices.

• Extends the deadline for county clerks to transmit certified primary election results to the secretary of state from 14 days to 21 days after the primary election.

• Changes the state board of canvassers meeting deadline from 20 days to 22 days after primary elections for statewide offices.

• Extends the state board of canvassers deadline to meet and complete canvass from the 20th day to the 22nd day after general elections.

• Adjusts expedited canvass procedures for presidential elections when vote differentials are less than 25,000 votes, moving related deadlines from the 14th to the 21st day after election.