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Legislative Session number- 83

Bill Name: HF1703

hf1703THIRD ENGROSSMENTVoting system; uniform statewide voting system
acquisition provided +through appropriation of remaining funds in the Help
America Vote Act account.ARTICLE 1�VOTING SYSTEMSection 1: Voting systems
acquisition provided.Sec. 2: Effective date.ARTICLE 2�HAVA CONFORMITYSection
1: Permanent registration system required.Sec. 2: Statewide registration
system modified.Sec. 3: Registration in person authorized.Sec. 4: Duty to
forward established.Sec. 5: Master list regulations modified.Sec. 6: Polling
place roster maintenance required.Sec. 7: Electronic dissemination of public
information list +authorized.Sec. : Registration information entry procedures
modified. Sec. 9: Felony conviction report modified.Sec. 10: Information
sharing procedures established.Sec. 11: Vote history report regulated.Sec. 12:
County uniform procedures provided.Sec. 13: Receipt of ballot procedures
modified.Sec. 14: Office designation responsibility established.Sec. 15:
Ballot application modified.Sec. 16: Recording applications modified.Sec. 17:
Separate record required.Sec. 18: Alternative election procedures
established.Sec. 19: Postelection security review procedures established.Sec.
20: Disabled voter voting system detailed.Sec. 21: Required certification
provided.Sec. 22: Technical.Sec. 23: Agreements.Sec. 24: Effective
date.ARTICLE 3�ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CHANGESSections 1-55:
Technical changes.ARTICLE 4�UNIFORM STATE AND LOCAL ELECTION DATESSection 1:
"Periodic uniform election day act of 2004" established.Sec. 2: Capital project
levy referendum technical change provided.Sec. 3: Statutory reference
added.Sec. 4: Elections regarding municipalities and school districts
+regulated.Sec. 5: Technical.Sec. 6: Voting hours regulated.Sec. 7: Special
election dates regulated.Sec. 8: Voting hours regulated.Sec. 9: Technical.Sec.
10: Technical reference to ballot questions.Sec. 11: Bond voting uniformity
provided.Sec. 12-20: Technical and conforming changes.Sec. 21: Repealer.Sec.
22: Effective date.ARTICLE 5�ELECTION ADMINISTRATIONSection 1: Maintenance
of effort regulated.Sec. 2: Statewide registration system definition
modified.Sec. 3: Registration in person regulations modified.Sec. 4:
Registration by mail clarified.Sec. 5: Duty to forward provided.Sec. 6:
Incomplete identification or residence information regulated.Sec. 7: Conforming
changes regarding election day registration.Sec. 8: Registration form
provided.Sec. 9: Deficient registration regulations modified.Sec. 10: Properly
completed registrations detailed.Sec. 11: Conforming changes.Sec. 12: Public
information lists conforming changes provided.Sec. 13: Technical.Sec. 14:
Precinct boundary changes clarified.Sec. 15: Auditor's random notification of
registration required.Sec. 16: Health commissioner reports of deceased
residents required.Sec. 17: State court administrator duties regarding changes
of names clarified.Sec. 18-20: Technical changesSec. 21: Verification and
discrepancy regulations provided.Sec. 22: Deficient registration notification
requirements +established.Sec. 23: Challenge removal notice required.Sec. 24:
Residency change regulations provided.Sec. 25: National voter registration act
application processing +regulations established.Sec. 26: Polling place roster
procedures clarified.Sec. 27: Presidential ballot regulations provided.Sec.
28-30: Technical.Sec. 31: Permanent application required.Sec. 32: Application
form instructions provided.Sec. 33: Challenged voter applications
regulated.Sec. 34: Registration check required.Sec. 35: Prepaid envelopes
allowed.Sec. 36: Voter directions provided.Sec. 37: Absentee voter
instructions provided.Sec. 38: Absentee voter statement provided.Sec. 39:
Military and overseas voter regulations provided.Sec. 40: Absentee ballot
envelope regulations provided.Sec. 41: Military and overseas voter envelope
regulations provided.Sec. 42-44: Technical and conforming changes.Sec. 45:
Return envelope regulations provided.Sec. 46: Ballot mailing regulations
clarified.Sec. 47: Election judge duties expanded.Sec. 48: Combined polling
place regulations clarified.Sec. 49-50: Technical polling space specifications
modified.Sec. 51: Number of required election judges specified.Sec. 52: Poster
instructions provided.Sec. 53: Voting procedure clarified.Sec. 54: Mail
balloting regulations established.Sec. 55: Technical.Sec. 56: Permanent
registration regulations modified.Sec. 57: Consequences of successful challenge
clarified.Sec. 58: Information requirements provided.Sec. 59: Polling place
roster inspection requirements provided.Sec. 60: Procedures following close of
polls provided.Sec. 61: Election judge certificate regulations provided.Sec.
62: Emergency voting card regulations provided.Sec. 63: County auditor
regulations provided.Sec. 64: Secretary of state name certification
provided.Sec. 65: Technical.Sec. 66: Election results reporting system
candidate filing +procedures provided.Sec. 67: Precinct vote requirements
provided.Sec. 68: Candidate filing procedures provided.Sec. 69: Precinct vote
requirements provided.Sec. 70: Spoiled ballot procedures provided.Sec. 71:
Counting center definition modified.Sec. 72: Electronic system provisions
modified.Sec. 73: Vacancy appointment procedures established.Sec. 74:
Repealer.Sec. 75: Effective date.AE