HB 457

ON APRIL 9, 2025, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 626, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, make the following revisions to present law:  Revises from the second Monday to the third Monday after an election, the time by which the state coordinator of elections must designate the deadline by which the counting of provisional ballots must be completed when the county election commission has been given an extension from the original deadline.  Requires the county election commission to publish a notice of the location of the provisional counting board in conjunction with the notice of election and to not change the location except in the event of an emergency.  Prohibits the county election commission from tabulating any marked ballots submitted via the internet.  Prohibits voting machines from being connected to the internet.  Requires the county election commission to follow the process used by the commission when a determination is made that a voter may have changed the voter's address of residence, which includes the administrator of elections mailing a forwardable confirmation notice to the voter at the address of registration with a postage prepaid, pre-addressed return form on which the voter may verify or correct the new address information, if indications exist that the voter may no longer reside at the address at which the voter is registered, such as the voter's failure to vote, or otherwise update the voter's registration over a period of two consecutive regular November elections.  Removes the provision requiring, if a person registers to vote in the election commission office, the commission employee who assists the person in registering to fill out the permanent registration record except for the person's signature or mark and, instead, requires a person who registers to vote in the county election commission office to present evidence of identification or verification of residential address.  Requires a registration form from a person who registers to vote at a supplemental registration who does not present evidence of identification or verification of residential address to be processed in accordance with law relative to registration by mail.  Requires the administrator of elections to mail the voter registration card to any new voter who has not provided verification of residential address, or who registers at a supplemental registration.  Removes the prohibition against the county election commission purging the permanent registration records of those persons whose registrations are required to be purged by present law less than 90 days before the regular August election.  Authorizes purging by the county election commission unless otherwise prohibited by federal law.