Amended Substitute Senate Bill 109 - Summary

• Changes terminology throughout election law from "judges of elections" to "precinct election officials" and "presiding judge" to "voting location manager" for standardized language

• Allows boards of elections to use electronic pollbooks as an alternative to traditional poll lists or signature pollbooks, with secretary of state providing rules and oversight for their use

• Requires ballot certifications from political subdivisions to be submitted in paper form only, prohibiting electronic submission of questions or issues to be placed on ballots

• Establishes procedures for secretary of state oversight of boards of elections, including adoption of rules for placing boards under official oversight and procedures for transitioning out of oversight status

• Removes outdated references to punch card ballots and "chads" from various election statutes, and eliminates requirement for separate ballot boxes, streamlining ballot handling procedures