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Voter Registration
Pre-COVID | During 2020 | 2021 Legislative Activity | |
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Method | In person, by mail, online. | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Deadline | 30 days before Election Day. | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Automatic | Yes; at DMV. | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Same Day | Available only in presidential elections, and same day registrants may only cast votes for president and vice president. | No Changes | HB5983 and SR0569 (both in committee) would eliminate the 30 day registration requirement and allow unrestricted same-day voter registration. |
Absentee Ballot Application
Pre-COVID | During 2020 | 2021 Legislative Activity | |
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Excuse | Illness/disability, confinement in a hospital, military absence, or other inability to vote at polling place. | No Changes | HB6003 (sec. 6) would give every voter the right to vote by mail with no excuse requirement. |
Automatic | Permanently incapacitated voters may request an automatic mail ballot application for a period of five years. | Mail-in ballot applications were sent to all registered voters in the general election. | No Legislative Activity |
Deadline | 21 days before Election Day. | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Valid for X# of Cycles | 1 | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Absentee Ballot Return (other than by mail)
Pre-COVID | During 2020 | 2021 Legislative Activity | |
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Voter ID | Photo ID, birth certificate, social security card, or government issued medical card. Ballot must be signed by either two witnesses or a notary public. | Witness or notary requirements were suspended for mail-in ballots | SB0181 would repeal the state's voter ID law. |
In Person | Yes | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Drop Box | Yes | No Changes | SB0516 (sec. 9) and HB6003 (sec. 7 - pg. 31) would require 1 drop box for every 20,000 voters and 1 drop box at every campus of a public institution of higher education with 500 or more students. |
Return Deadline | 8PM on Election Day | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Ballot Harvesting
Pre-COVID | During 2020 | 2021 Legislative Activity | |
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Prohibited | No | No Changes | HB6099 (sec. 2 - pg. 3) would make ballot harvesting a felony. |
Limited 3rd Party | Not prohibited | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Paid Political Operatives | Not prohibited | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Early Voting
Voter Identification - Absentee Ballot
Pre-COVID | During 2020 | 2021 Legislative Activity | |
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Signature Verification | Yes | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Witness Statement | Either two witnesses or a notary public. | No Changes | SB0184 (sec. 1) and SB0621 would remove the witness/notary requirement for mail ballots. |
Other | - | - | - |
Cure Process | No Legislation | No Changes | HB6003 (sec. 6 - pg. 19) would establish a cure process available until seven days after the election. |
Voter Identification - In Person
Pre-COVID | During 2020 | 2021 Legislative Activity | |
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Photo ID | Not required | No Changes | SB0181 would repeal the state's voter ID law. |
Other Options | Birth certificate, social security card, or government issued medical card. | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Provisional Ballots | For voters without proof of identity; ballots verified by signature. | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Voting Day
Pre-COVID | During 2020 | 2021 Legislative Activity | |
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Hours | 7AM-8PM | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Wait Time | No Legislation | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Electioneering | Prohibited within 50 feet of polling places | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Other | - | - | - |
Voter Rolls
Pre-COVID | During 2020 | 2021 Legislative Activity | |
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Update Frequency | Once every other year. | No Changes | SB0516 (sec. 7) and HB6003 (sec. 7) would require a regular schedule of at least four updates per year using USPS's National Change of Address program. |
Voter Removal | Death, written request, felony incarceration, mental incompetence, or 2 consecutive years of inactivity by the voter. | No Changes | HB5896 (sec. 1) would require cancellation for voters who change their voting residence to a different location. |