H455 - Voting Improvement Act Summary

• Expands early voting by requiring one-stop voting on election day at county board of elections offices and mandating at least 20 hours of weekend voting during primary and general elections in even-numbered years.

• Designates the general election date (Tuesday after first Monday in November in even-numbered years) as a paid holiday for state employees and public school personnel.

• Allows state employees up to 24 hours per year of paid leave for election service as precinct officials, in addition to existing vacation and sick leave.

• Creates online voter registration system accessible at public libraries, community colleges, and Employment Security locations; requires affirmative notification of registration opportunities at driver's license offices and voter registration agencies.

• Establishes voter intimidation registry to track convictions for hindering voter registration and requires election official certification on election laws; adds voting and registration process to high school civics curriculum.