BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

HB 1475: Online ballot portal

Increasing access to elections by allowing certain populations to return ballots using an online ballot portal.

Summary

Requires the Secretary of State to establish, in consultation with county auditors and the State Chief Information Security Officer, a statewide online ballot portal that enables certain voters to return a voted ballot electronically.
Authorizes the following voters to return a voted ballot using the online ballot portal: overseas and service voters, voters with disabilities, and voters who are currently serving a sentence of total or partial confinement in the state except if they are serving a sentence of total confinement for a felony conviction.

From the House Bill Analysis 2023 (HB 1475), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to increasing access to elections by allowing certain populations to return ballots using an online ballot portal;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 1475 (2025–26) National board bonuses · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1475 (2021–22) Foreign nationals/campaigns · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1475 (2019–20) Leadership skills grant prg. · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1475 (2017–18) Gambling commission officers · Enacted · Chapter 111, Laws of 2017
HB 1475 (2015–16) Longshore and harbor workers · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1475 (2013–14) School district reqs waivers · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1475 (2011–12) Lien claim notice requiremnt · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1475 (2009–10) Agency rule-making info · Enacted · Chapter 93, Laws of 2009