Bills › 89th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 16, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 16, 2021
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 2, 2021
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 531
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 531 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 531 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary The state commissioner of elections would no longer need permission from the legislative council to use emergency powers. While the commissioner can make these emergency decisions, the general assembly has the power to cancel them. These rules cover important election tasks like setting polling place locations, election dates, and how ballots are counted. If a court finds that mistakes made it impossible to know the real winner, the commissioner can also call for a new election.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the conduct of elections during emergencies. The bill repeals the requirement that an exercise of emergency powers by the state commissioner of elections be approved by the legislative council prior to taking effect. The bill allows the general assembly, or the legislative council if the general assembly is not in session, to rescind an emergency declaratory order. The bill includes certain requirements that the state commissioner of elections must meet in exercising emergency powers, including those relating to polling places, the dates of elections, the counting of ballots, and the contesting of elections. The bill allows the state commissioner of elections to call for a repeat election if an election contest court determines that errors prevent the outcome of an election from being determined accurately.
Changed since by amendment S-3057; see Amendments.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 16, 2021. On February 25, 2021 it recommended passage.
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