HB 1381: Elections
GENERAL BILL by Persons-Mulicka
Elections; Revises provisions related to elections including signature matching, Office of Election Crimes & Security, online voter registration, oaths, citizenship, information sharing, voter records, addresses, eligibility, updating voter rolls, candidate qualifications, disclosures, special elections, identification, voter challenges, ballot canvassing, poll watchers, ballots, sample ballots, polling places, audits, notices, reporting, vote-by-mail, endorsements, canvassing boards, political parties, campaign financing, & criminal penalties.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/27/2025 | House |
• Filed |
Related Bills
| Bill Number | Subject | Filed By | Relationship | Last Action and Location | Track Bills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H 1383 | Pub.Rec./Voter Registration Record Maintenance | Persons-Mulicka | Linked | Last Action: 2/27/2025 H Filed |
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No Vote History AvailableCitations - Statutes (71)
| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 97.012 | Secretary of State as chief election officer. | |
| 97.021 | Definitions. | |
| 97.022 | Office of Election Crimes and Security; creation; purpose and duties. | |
| 97.027 | ||
| 97.051 | Oath upon registering. | |
| 97.0525 | Online voter registration. | |
| 97.053 | Acceptance of voter registration applications. | |
| 97.057 | Voter registration by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. | |
| 97.0575 | Third-party voter registration organizations. | |
| 97.1031 | Notice of change of residence, change of name, or change of party affiliation. | |
| 98.015 | Supervisor of elections; election, tenure of office, compensation, custody of registration-related documents, office hours, successor, seal; appointment of deputy supervisors; duties. | |
| 98.045 | Administration of voter registration. | |
| 98.065 | Registration list maintenance programs. | |
| 98.075 | Registration records maintenance activities; ineligibility determinations. | |
| 98.094 | ||
| 98.212 | Department and supervisors to furnish statistical and other information. | |
| 99.012 | Restrictions on individuals qualifying for public office. | |
| 99.021 | Form of candidate oath. | |
| 99.061 | Method of qualifying for nomination or election to federal, state, county, or district office. | |
| 100.191 | General election laws applicable to special elections; returns. | |
| 101.043 | Identification required at polls. | |
| 101.048 | Provisional ballots. | |
| 101.111 | Voter challenges. | |
| 101.131 | Watchers at polls. | |
| 101.151 | Specifications for ballots. | |
| 101.20 | Publication of ballot form; sample ballots. | |
| 101.252 | Candidates entitled to have names printed on certain ballots; exception. | |
| 101.2521 | ||
| 101.5606 | Requirements for approval of systems. | |
| 101.56075 | Voting methods. | |
| 101.5608 | Voting by electronic or electromechanical method; procedures. | |
| 101.5612 | Testing of tabulating equipment. | |
| 101.5614 | Canvass of returns. | |
| 101.572 | Public inspection of ballots. | |
| 101.591 | Voting system audit. | |
| 101.5911 | Rulemaking authority for voting system audit procedures. | |
| 101.595 | Analysis and reports of voting problems. | |
| 101.6104 | Challenge of votes. | |
| 101.62 | Request for vote-by-mail ballots. | |
| 101.64 | Delivery of vote-by-mail ballots; envelopes; form. | |
| 101.657 | Early voting. | |
| 101.68 | Canvassing of vote-by-mail ballot. | |
| 101.69 | Voting in person; return of vote-by-mail ballot. | |
| 101.6921 | Delivery of special vote-by-mail ballot to certain first-time voters. | |
| 101.6923 | Special vote-by-mail ballot instructions for certain first-time voters. | |
| 101.694 | Mailing of ballots upon receipt of federal postcard application. | |
| 101.6952 | Vote-by-mail ballots for absent uniformed services and overseas voters. | |
| 101.697 | Electronic transmission of election materials. | |
| 101.698 | Absentee voting in emergency situations. | |
| 102.031 | Maintenance of good order at polls; authorities; persons allowed in polling rooms and early voting areas; unlawful solicitation of voters. | |
| 102.141 | County canvassing board; duties. | |
| 102.143 | ||
| 102.166 | Manual recounts of overvotes and undervotes. | |
| 103.021 | Nomination for presidential electors. | |
| 103.121 | Powers and duties of executive committees. | |
| 104.047 | Vote-by-mail ballots and voting; violations. | |
| 105.09 | Political activity in behalf of a candidate for judicial office limited. | |
| 106.021 | Campaign treasurers; deputies; primary and secondary depositories. | |
| 106.07 | Reports; certification and filing. | |
| 106.08 | Contributions; limitations on. | |
| 106.087 | Independent expenditures; contribution limits; restrictions on political parties and political committees. | |
| 113.01 | Fee for commissions issued by Governor. | |
| 113.02 | Fee to be paid before commissions issued. | |
| 113.03 | Disposition of proceeds. | |
| 113.051 | Grants and commissions. | |
| 117.01 | Appointment, application, suspension, revocation, application fee, bond, and oath. | |
| 117.225 | Registration; qualifications. | |
| 117.295 | Standards for electronic and online notarization; rulemaking authority. | |
| 322.034 | ||
| 895.02 | Definitions. | |
| 1003.42 | Required instruction. |
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