HB 50

This draft bill outlines rules for delivering ballots to the county clerk. It prohibits anyone from delivering a ballot unless they are the voter, an immediate family member of the voter, or an authorized employee of a residential care facility where the voter resides. Residential care employees or caregivers may deliver absentee ballots for up to five voters per election, but they must file an affidavit with the county clerk affirming that they are authorized to deliver the absentee ballots. If a ballot is delivered in violation of these rules, it will not be counted, and the county clerk must attempt to notify the voter. The county clerk must also send all affidavits related to absentee ballot delivery to the secretary of state within 30 days after the election. The bill provides a felony offense for any person who delivers a ballot in violation of the law.