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Committee approves amendment to tie mail-in voting repeal to final court orders; extends notice window to 45 days
Summary
Senate Bill 394 would allow assistance with advance voter ballots and includes a conditional repealer that would remove advanced mail voting if a signature-verification requirement is invalidated; the committee amended the bill to change a 30-day timing trigger to 45 days and advanced it to the floor.
The committee advanced Senate Bill 394 after adopting an amendment to delay any administrative publication tied to court rulings until after election certification.
"In addition to if the voter is physically unable to sign the envelope... the individual assisting them would sign the envelope, including the affidavit," Jason told the committee, describing the bill's provisions on assistance for voters who cannot sign consistently with the voter registration signature. Jason also said the bill would enact a conditional repealer: "If the provision for signature verification ... is ruled…
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