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SB21-188

Ballot Access For Voters With Disabilities

Concerning allowing a voter with a disability who receives a ballot through an electronic voting device to return the ballot electronically.
Session:
2021 Regular Session
Subject:
Elections & Redistricting
Bill Summary



Current law allows a voter with a disability to use an electronic voting device that produces a paper record to vote in a mail ballot election. If a voter receives a ballot through an electronic voting device, the voter is required to print the ballot to return it to the applicable election official. The act allows a voter to either print and return the ballot or to return the ballot by electronic transmission if the voter affirms the voter is an "eligible person" as defined in the act. Regardless of the method of return, the act specifies that to be valid, a ballot must include a signed affidavit or a copy of an acceptable form of identification and must be received by the election official in the applicable jurisdiction before the close of polls on the day of the election.

The act also requires the secretary of state to establish an electronic transmission system through which a voter with a disability may request and return a ballot.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Introduced
Passed
Became Law

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