S.F. No. 4640 Summary

• Moves the state primary election from the second Tuesday in August to the first Tuesday in March in presidential election years, consolidating it with the presidential nomination primary on the same date.

• Changes deadlines for various election-related tasks: election judge appointment lists due December 1 instead of May 1, example ballots due December 1 instead of May 1, and municipal/school board primary resolutions due October 15 instead of April 15.

• Modifies precinct boundary change deadlines and combined polling place establishment procedures to reference the presidential nomination primary schedule rather than separate dates.

• Allows presidential nomination primary ballot to appear first on the state primary ballot, with state partisan primary ballot printed below it on the same ballot.

• Repeals statutes sections 207A.14 and 207A.15 regarding separate presidential nomination primary notice requirements and election expense reimbursement procedures, effective January 1, 2025.