SB 147

Abstract

Election administration; deputy general registrars; recommended number. Requires the State Board of Elections toadopt guidance for determining the recommended number of deputy registrarsto serve in a county or city based on the size of the county's or city's population as of the most recent decennial census and prohibitsa local electoral board from setting a number in excess of such recommendation.The bill allows for additional deputy registrars to be appointedif the local electoral board determines that a greater number thanthe State Board's recommended number for a county's or city's populationis needed and the local governing body approves such number. The billalso requires the Department of Elections to convene a work groupno later than July 1, 2024, to advise and collaborate with the State Board on the development of such guidance and directs the work groupto complete its work and make public such guidance no later thanDecember 1, 2024. The provisions of the bill other than the requirementfor the Department to convene the work group have a delayed effectivedate of January 1, 2025.