HF3549 Summary

• Establishes a presidential primary election to be held every presidential election year, with party chairs jointly submitting a date by March 1 of the prior year or defaulting to the first Tuesday in March.

• Modifies precinct caucus scheduling to occur on a date different from the presidential primary, with default dates of the first Tuesday in February (non-primary years) or the Tuesday immediately prior to the presidential primary (primary years).

• Creates new voting procedures for the presidential primary including separate ballots for each party, voter registration requirements, and recording of party affiliation in voter history records.

• Requires the Secretary of State to reimburse counties and municipalities for presidential primary expenses including ballot printing, postage, polling place preparation, election judge salaries, and electronic voting system preparation, with reimbursement apportioned based on voter registration numbers.

• Updates public voter information lists to include the party choice of voters who participated in the most recent presidential primary.