1. Allows signatures to be corrected no later than the fifth business day after a primary, general or special election that contains a federal office, and no later than the third business day after any other election.

2. Allows early ballots to be tallied beginning no earlier than 14 days before the election rather than 7 days before the election.

3. Clarifies that early ballot envelopes are checked to determine if the signature is consistent with the elector’s signature on the elector’s registration record, rather than if the signature is missing or illegible.

4. Exempts special districts authorized to conduct their own election and all mail in special district balloting from receipt and cure period requirements.

Fifty-fourth Legislature Ugenti-Rita

First Regular Session S.B. 1054

UGENTI-RITA FLOOR AMENDMENT

SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1054

(Reference to printed bill)

Page 1, line 6, strike "completed" insert "ballot"

Line 8, after "registration" strike remainder of line

Line 9, strike "The information on the AFFIDAVIT is accurate" insert "record"; after "signature" strike remainder of line

Line 10, strike "information"; strike "missing or illegible" insert "inconsistent with the elector's signature on the elector's registration record"

Line 12, after "correct" insert "or the county to confirm"

Line 13, strike "deficiency" insert "inconsistent signature"

Line 14, strike "deficiencies" insert "signatures"; strike "through" insert "not later than"

Line 15, strike "the" insert "a primary, general or special election that includes a federal office or the THIRD business day after any other"; after "correspond" strike remainder of line

Line 16, strike "the information on the AFFIDAVIT is accurate"

Line 23, strike "not" insert "not"; strike "any earlier than" insert "any earlier than"; strike "seven" insert "fourteen"

Page 1, after line 26, insert:

"D. This section does not apply to:

1. A special taxing district that is authorized pursuant to section 16‑191 to conduct its own elections.

2. A special district mail ballot election that is conducted pursuant to article 8.1 of this chapter."

Amend title to conform

1. Allows signatures to be corrected no later than the fifth business day after a primary, general or special election that contains a federal office, and no later than the third business day after any other election.

2. Allows early ballots to be tallied beginning no earlier than 14 days before the election rather than 7 days before the election.

3. Clarifies that early ballot envelopes are checked to determine if the signature is consistent with the elector’s signature on the elector’s registration record, rather than if the signature is missing or illegible.

4. Exempts special districts authorized to conduct their own election and all mail in special district balloting from receipt and cure period requirements.

Fifty-fourth Legislature Ugenti-Rita

MICHELLE UGENTI-RITA

1054MUR

02/06/2019

10:46 AM

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