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HB 7067: Elections

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; McClure ; Salzman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Roth

Elections; Provides & revises provisions relating to signature matching training, third-party voter registration organizations, public records exemption, voter information cards, voter registration records maintenance activities, duty of officials to furnish certain information, candidate oath, ballots, signature verification, vote-by-mail ballots, vote-by-mail ballot requests, canvass of vote-by-mail ballots, Elections Canvassing Commission, presidential electors, write-in candidates, political party office candidate qualifying, Office of Election Crimes, prosecution of election crimes, certain notices, reporting schedules, & voter guides; provides criminal penalties & fines.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 4/28/2023 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7050 (Ch. 2023-120)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    4/19/2023 House • Filed
    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    4/20/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/25/2023 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/28/2023)
    4/28/2023 House • Substituted CS/SB 7050
    • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7050 (Ch. 2023-120)

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  • HB 7067, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/19/2023 at 5:44 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 5/31/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 7050 (er) Elections Ethics and Elections Similar Last Action: 5/25/2023 Chapter No. 2023-120
    H 7005 OGSR/Statewide Voter Registration System Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 H Died in State Affairs Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7050 (Ch. 2023-120)

    Floor Amendments (12)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    064277 - Amendment
    Between lines 330 and 331, insert:
    Gantt 4/26/2023
    3:08 PM
    PDF
    147497 - Amendment
    Remove lines 340-444 and insert:
    Gantt 4/26/2023
    2:29 PM
    PDF
    511657 - Amendment
    Remove lines 378-397
    Hinson 4/26/2023
    3:48 PM
    PDF
    619257 - Amendment
    Remove lines 390-397
    Nixon 4/26/2023
    3:55 PM
    PDF
    194011 - Amendment
    Remove lines 417-426
    Nixon 4/26/2023
    3:55 PM
    PDF
    081987 - Amendment
    Remove line 426 and insert:
    Eskamani 4/26/2023
    11:49 AM
    PDF
    329663 - Amendment
    Remove lines 441-442 and insert:
    Hinson 4/26/2023
    3:48 PM
    PDF
    394429 - Amendment
    Remove line 473 and insert:
    Nixon 4/26/2023
    3:55 PM
    PDF
    592535 - Amendment
    Between lines 1899 and 1900, insert:
    Nixon 4/26/2023
    3:55 PM
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    392715 - Amendment
    Remove lines 2484-2587 and insert:
    Eskamani 4/26/2023
    1:16 PM
    PDF
    366587 - Amendment
    Remove line 2693 and insert:
    Salzman 4/26/2023
    3:50 PM
    PDF
    900469 - Amendment
    Remove line 2693 and insert:
    Nixon 4/26/2023
    3:55 PM
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (47)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    97.012 Secretary of State as chief election officer. Page 13 (pdf)
    97.052 Uniform statewide voter registration application. Page 14 (pdf)
    97.057 Voter registration by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Page 14 (pdf)
    97.0575 Third-party voter registrations. Page 15 (pdf)
    97.071 Voter information card. Page 22 (pdf)
    98.065 Registration list maintenance programs. Page 24 (pdf)
    98.0655 Registration list maintenance forms. Page 26 (pdf)
    98.075 Registration records maintenance activities; ineligibility determinations. Page 26 (pdf)
    98.077 Update of voter signature. Page 37 (pdf)
    98.093 Duty of officials to furnish information relating to deceased persons, persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated, persons convicted of a felony, and persons who are not United States citizens. Page 38 (pdf)
    98.0981 Reports; voting history; statewide voter registration system information; precinct-level election results; book closing statistics; live turnout data. Page 44 (pdf)
    99.021 Form of candidate oath. Page 54 (pdf)
    99.0215 Page 54 (pdf)
    99.097 Verification of signatures on petitions. Page 56 (pdf)
    100.021 Notice of general election. Page 58 (pdf)
    100.141 Notice of special election to fill any vacancy in office. Page 59 (pdf)
    100.342 Notice of special election or referendum. Page 60 (pdf)
    101.001 Precincts and polling places; boundaries. Page 61 (pdf)
    101.048 Provisional ballots. Page 63 (pdf)
    101.151 Specifications for ballots. Page 64 (pdf)
    101.5612 Testing of tabulating equipment. Page 64 (pdf)
    101.6103 Mail ballot election procedure. Page 66 (pdf)
    101.62 Request for vote-by-mail ballots. Page 66 (pdf)
    101.67 Safekeeping of mailed ballots; deadline for receiving vote-by-mail ballots. Page 75 (pdf)
    101.68 Canvassing of vote-by-mail ballot. Page 75 (pdf)
    101.6923 Special vote-by-mail ballot instructions for certain first-time voters. Page 77 (pdf)
    101.6925 Canvassing special vote-by-mail ballots. Page 81 (pdf)
    101.694 Mailing of ballots upon receipt of federal postcard application. Page 82 (pdf)
    101.71 Polling place. Page 82 (pdf)
    101.733 Election emergency; purpose; elections emergency contingency plan. Page 83 (pdf)
    102.111 Elections Canvassing Commission. Page 84 (pdf)
    102.112 Deadline for submission of county returns to the Department of State. Page 85 (pdf)
    102.141 County canvassing board; duties. Page 85 (pdf)
    103.021 Nomination for presidential electors. Page 91 (pdf)
    103.022 Write-in candidates for President and Vice President. Page 95 (pdf)
    103.091 Political parties. Page 96 (pdf)
    104.16 Voting fraudulent ballot. Page 97 (pdf)
    104.18 Casting more than one ballot at any election. Page 98 (pdf)
    104.42 Fraudulent registration and illegal voting; investigation. Page 98 (pdf)
    105.031 Qualification; filing fee; candidate’s oath; items required to be filed. Page 99 (pdf)
    106.07 Reports; certification and filing. Page 100 (pdf)
    106.0702 Reporting; political party executive committee candidates. Page 103 (pdf)
    106.0703 Electioneering communications organizations; reporting requirements; certification and filing; penalties. Page 103 (pdf)
    106.08 Contributions; limitations on. Page 105 (pdf)
    106.1436 Page 106 (pdf)
    106.265 Civil penalties. Page 107 (pdf)
    322.142 Color photographic or digital imaged licenses. Page 108 (pdf)

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