S.F. No. 2388 Summary

• Modifies voter registration and list maintenance procedures, including updated reporting requirements from the Commissioner of Health and Social Security Death Index for deceased voters, and new provisions for challenging voter records based on felony convictions and citizenship status.

• Increases minimum number of election judges from three to four per precinct, and adds new procedural requirements for ballot certification, counting, and precinct summary statements.

• Creates new election postponement procedures for inclement weather in cities, school districts, counties, and towns, allowing elections to be rescheduled to the next Tuesday with proper notice requirements.

• Establishes procedures for filling Congressional vacancies, with different timelines based on when the vacancy occurs relative to the state primary and general election (between 20-27 weeks before primary, more than 27 weeks before, or fewer than 22 weeks before primary).

• Makes various technical updates to absentee voting procedures, ballot preparation, candidate nominations, municipal and school district election timing, and voting system certification standards.