Bills › 90th General Assembly
Relating to voter registration activities at schools
Topics:K–12 educationElections & voting
Same legislation: SF 205
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 1, 2023
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary High school and private school leaders must allow students to register to vote during school hours on two specific days in September. A county official will help lead the second registration day, and the state will provide the necessary materials. Schools must also send a report about these activities to the department of education every year.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to voter registration activities conducted at schools. The bill requires the board of directors of each school district operating a high school and the authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school to allow students who are at least years of age to register to vote during school hours on the fourth Tuesday in September of each year, or on the next available school day if school is not in session on that day, and on a second day after that date. The second voter registration opportunity shall be conducted by the county commissioner of registration or the commissioner’s designee. The bill requires the state registrar of voters to prepare materials to be distributed at each such voter registration opportunity. The bill also requires the board of directors of each school district operating a high school and the authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school to file a report regarding voter registration activities with the department of education by December of each year.
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