HF1113 Summary

• Establishes statewide early voting allowing eligible voters to cast ballots in person from 15 days before through the fourth day before an election, with voting available 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and extended hours on one weekday and the Saturday before election day.

• Creates a statewide voter registration system maintained by the Secretary of State that provides a central database with voter registration information accessible to county auditors, accepts driver's license numbers and Social Security numbers, and enables electronic transfer of voter registration applications.

• Authorizes municipal clerks to administer early and absentee voting procedures if they have technical capacity to access the statewide voter registration system and receive required training from the Secretary of State.

• Modifies vacancy in nomination procedures for partisan offices to allow major political parties to fill vacancies by nomination certificate rather than primary election, with special elections held on the second Tuesday in December to fill the position.

• Requires voting system testing to include ballots marked using electronic ballot markers and modifies postelection review procedures to consider early ballots counted centrally as eligible precincts for selection purposes.