Bill
Number: S.B. 1188
Ugenti-Rita
Floor Amendment
Reference
to: printed bill
Amendment
drafted by: Jake Agron
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1. Removes a voter from
the Permanent Early Voting List (PEVL) solely if the voter fails to vote using
an early ballot for a period of two consecutive primary and general elections.
2. Clarifies that the bill
only applies to elections in which there is a federal, statewide or legislative
race on the ballot.
3. Allows a county to send
a notice to a voter if the voter is going to be removed from PEVL for failure
to vote early, and prescribes mechanisms for the voter to get back on PEVL.
4. Adds exemptions for
special districts.
Fifty-fourth Legislature Ugenti-Rita
First
Regular Session S.B. 1188
UGENTI-RITA FLOOR AMENDMENT
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1188
(Reference to printed bill)
Page 3, line
7, after "vote" insert "an
early ballot"; after the first "in"
insert "either"; strike "and"
insert "or"
Line 8,
after "elections" insert "for
which there was a federal, statewide or legislative race on the ballot. This
paragraph does not apply to:
(a) A
special taxing district that is authorized pursuant to section 16-191 to
conduct its own elections.
(b) A
special district mail ballot election that is conducted pursuant to article 8.1
of this chapter"
Line 22,
strike "by any method" insert "using an early ballot"
Line 23,
before the first "the" insert "either"; strike "and"
insert "or"
Line 24,
after "elections" insert "for
which there was a federal, statewide or legislative race on the ballot.
L. By
December 1 of each even-numbered year, the county recorder or other officer in
charge of elections may send a notice to each voter who is on the permanent
early voting list and who did not vote an early ballot in either the primary
election or the general election for the two most recent general elections for
federal office. The notice shall inform the voter that if the voter wishes to
remain on the permanent early voting list, the voter shall do both of the following
with the notice received:
1. Confirm
in writing the voter’s desire to remain on the permanent early voting list.
2. Return
the completed notice to the county recorder or other officer in charge of
elections within thirty days after the notice is sent to the voter. The notice
shall be signed by the voter and shall contain the voter’s address and date of
birth.
M. If
a voter receives a notice as prescribed by subsection l of this section and the
voter fails to respond within the thirty-day period, the county recorder or
other officer in charge of elections shall remove the voter’s name from the
permanent early voting list"
Reletter to
conform
Amend title to conform