SB 92 is the Secretary of State's comprehensive elections bill much of which was developed in cooperation with local elections officials. The bill makes numerous changes throughout the election code including changes to: nonpartisan elections; minimum number of members to county election or registration boards; pauper petitions; write-in candidates; candidates selecting their political affiliation; registrar and deputy registrar qualifications; absentee ballot counting; special election voter registration; registration lists and deceased electors; election records storage; electronic device usage in a polling place; ballots; issuance of the call for elections held in conjunction with presidential preference primary; General Assembly vacancies; provisional and challenged ballots; reopening of qualifying periods; and timing of nonpartisan consolidated government elections. SB 92 was a vehicle for several election bills including HB 725, HB 776 and HB 899. The bill has multiple effective dates and is awaiting the Governor's signature. Click here for more information.