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LC 312

Revise voter list maintenance procedures to apply to permanent address changes

2025 Regular Session

Applies voter-list maintenance to permanent address changes, so permanent moves update rolls and require election offices to adjust systems.

(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
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Bill Summary · LC 312

LC 312 Summary — Revise voter list maintenance procedures to apply to permanent address changes

Overview

  • Bill Number: LC 312
  • Title: Revise voter list maintenance procedures to apply to permanent address changes
  • Status: LC Draft Delivered to Requester (in the drafting workflow)
  • Introduced: September 24, 2024
  • Classification: bill
  • Subject: Elections (also noted under Ballot Issues)

Purpose and Intent

The bill proposes revising the procedures used to maintain voter registration lists so that they explicitly apply to permanent address changes. In other words, the scope of how voter rolls are updated would include changes tied to a voter’s permanent address, rather than only other forms of address updates. Specific policy goals or criteria are not detailed in the available materials.

Key Provisions (based on available information)

  • The central change is to apply existing or revised voter list maintenance procedures to permanent address changes.
  • No detailed text is provided in the materials about exact mechanisms, triggers, deadlines, or processes (e.g., notification requirements, verification steps, or implementation timelines).

Note: The provided materials describe the bill’s general intent but do not enumerate discrete provisions, thresholds, or compliance requirements.

Affected Parties and Impacts

  • Voter registration agencies and election officials: Likely responsible for implementing the revised maintenance procedures related to permanent address changes.
  • Registered voters: Individuals who move permanently may experience changes in how their address information is updated on voter rolls.
  • State or local election authorities (as applicable to the jurisdiction): May need to adjust systems, workflows, and communications to accommodate permanent address-change procedures.

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

  • Drafter Assigned: September 24, 2024
  • Key drafting milestones (as listed):
    • 2024-09-24: Drafter Assigned
    • 2025-02-04: Draft in Legal Review; Draft in Edit
    • 2025-02-05: Draft in Input/Proofing; Draft in Final Drafter Review; Draft in Assembly
    • 2025-02-06: Draft Ready for Delivery
    • 2025-02-12: Draft On Hold (noted twice)
    • 2025-02-24: Draft Delivered to Requester
  • These entries indicate the bill is in a drafting and refinement phase, with the latest action being delivery of the draft to the requester as of February 24, 2025. No final passage timeline or committee actions are provided in the current materials.

Notes and Limitations

  • Specific statutory text, affected programs, implementation timelines, funding considerations, penalties, or compliance requirements are not included in the provided summary.
  • For a complete understanding, review the full bill text, fiscal notes (if any), and committee materials when they become publicly available.

If you’d like, I can structure a comparison with current law or draft potential impact scenarios once the full text is available.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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