SB 6363: Absentee/mail ballots

Summary

• $ Revises absentee voting and mail ballot laws and recodifies mail ballot laws into a new chapter of law.
• C Allows absentee ballots and mail ballots to be forwarded only if clear instructions are included explaining qualifications necessary to voter in an election along with a statement that a voter with questions about his or her eligibility should contact the county auditor.
• C Clarifies that replacement absentee ballots may be issued.
• C Requires mail ballots to be sent to all active registered voters, and either mail ballots or applications for mail ballots to be sent to all inactive registered voters, in a precinct that is newly designated as a vote-by-mail precinct.
• C Expands the time when voters may request absentee ballots to include the period from 90 days before an election or primary to the day of the election or primary.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSB 6363), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗