Senate Bill 47 Summary

• Repeals same-day voter registration and eliminates early voting provisions, requiring voter registration at least 25 days before elections and restricting one-stop absentee voting to the second Thursday before election day through the last Saturday.

• Replaces instant runoff voting with plurality voting for judicial vacancies occurring after primary filing opens, requiring candidates to receive the highest number of votes to win rather than ranking preferences.

• Eliminates straight-party voting on general election ballots and removes the Voter-Owned Elections Act, repealing public campaign financing for participating candidates.

• Removes non-partisan election requirements for judges and makes judicial elections partisan, allowing candidates to file in party primaries and be nominated through standard party processes.

• Increases voter registration form manipulation penalties by criminalizing per-voter payment for registration drives and adds contribution limits for state vendors and political parties ($250,000 per election).