HB 2195 Summary

• Repeals the requirement for registered voters to provide a specific reason for voting by absentee ballot, allowing any eligible registered voter to vote absentee without stating justification.

• Maintains existing absentee voting eligibility for specific groups including persons in federal service, interstate former residents, intrastate new residents, and new residents, with eligibility limited to certain elections for non-registered voters.

• Removes the statement requirement from absentee ballot applications asking voters to specify their reason for voting absentee, while keeping other application requirements such as name, address, and mailing address.

• Modifies ballot envelope statements to no longer require voters to check a box indicating their reason for absentee voting, streamlining the absentee voting process.

• Retains all other absentee voting procedures, deadlines, and requirements including application submission deadlines, signature requirements, and notarization rules.