SF 4130 - Elections Administration Changes

• Amends voting procedures for permanent absentee voters to allow the Secretary of State to prepare ballots using the statewide voter registration system or request them from county auditors.

• Revises voter registration application requirements to clarify deficiency standards, specifically allowing applications without certain identification numbers if information can be verified through other government databases.

• Changes terminology throughout election statutes from "resides" to "maintains residence" for consistency across voter registration, candidacy, and residence requirements.

• Extends notice periods for special elections from 7 to 14 days before special primary and from 14 to 21 days before special election.

• Authorizes emergency response providers and utility workers deployed during elections or states of emergency to vote by absentee ballot under either standard or federal procedures.