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Elections officials brief committee on 2026 filing-window change, split shifts, and new website disclosure rule
Summary
Elections staff told the committee that a new state law shifts the Designating Petition filing window to Feb. 24–April 2 to avoid Passover, allows split shifts for inspectors with at least one party member present all day, and requires public-facing political committee websites to include 'paid for by' disclosures; the changes take effect Jan. 1, 2026 and expire end of 2026.
Robert Brechko and Sheila Burt, representing Yates County Elections, reviewed Q4 2025 work and outlined expected 2026 priorities and state-law changes. They said the Governor signed changes altering the Designating Petition filing window to Feb. 24–April 2 to avoid conflict with Passover; the change is effective Jan. 1, 2026, and expires at the end of 2026. Brechko and Burt also summarized a new allowance for election inspectors or poll clerks to work split shifts with adjusted compensation, provided that at least one member of each party remains for the full day.
Elections staff said the new law authorizes the State Board of Elections to participate in multistate list-maintenance organizations and requires that public-facing political-committee websites display a “paid for by” notice. Brechko and Burt noted an annual elections office meeting scheduled for Jan. 15 in the Clerk’s Closing Room at 10:00 a.m.; the committee accepted the elections report as information.
